adj.
1.(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
2.(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
3.(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem
4.(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer less adv.
1.used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
2.comparative of little
Idiom of the Day
in the rear
behind someone or something
There were several trucks in the rear as the vehicles crossed the desert.
