ETYM Latin, a comparative with no positive.
(Homonym: miner).
1. Inferior in number or size or amount.
2. Lesser in scope or effect.
3. Limited in size or scope; SYN. modest, small, small-scale.
4. Of lesser importance or stature or rank.
5. Of lesser seriousness or danger.
6. (British) Of the younger of two boys with the same family name.
7. (Law) Not of legal age; SYN. nonaged, underage.
8. (Music) Of a scale or mode.
9. (Theology) Warranting only temporal punishment; SYN. venial.
10. Pertaining to one's secondary field of academic concentration or specialization. + prikaži više