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lessed

lessed is the simple past and past participle of less.

Meaning of less

Verb

less (third-person singular simple present lesses, present participle lessing, simple past and past participle lessed)

  1. (archaic) To make less; to lessen.
    • What he will make lesse, he lesseth.1386-90, Gower, Confessio Amantis

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Questions about lessed

What is lessed the simple past and past participle of?
Lessed is the simple past and past participle of less.

Words near lessed in the dictionary

  1. less-lethal
  2. less-than-stellar
  3. Lessard
  4. Lessards
  5. lesse
  6. lessed
  7. lessee
  8. lessees
  9. lesseeship
  10. lesseeships
  11. lessemsaurid

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