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more-or-less

more-or-less is the alternative spelling of more or less.

Meaning of more or less

Adverb

more or less (not comparable)

  1. Approximately.
    • There were a hundred people in the room, more or less.
  2. Almost.
    • I've more or less guaranteed myself a top mark in my final exams.
  3. To varying extents, across instances; to an extent that varies among cases.
    • [X] is always more or less of a [Y]

Questions about more-or-less

What is more-or-less the alternative spelling of?
More-or-less is the alternative spelling of more or less.

Words near more-or-less in the dictionary

  1. more than you can shake a stick at
  2. more to the point
  3. more'n
  4. more's the pity
  5. more-ish
  6. more-or-less
  7. more-than
  8. Morea
  9. Moreau
  10. Moreauvian
  11. Morebath

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