Dictionary entry

The lesser of two evils

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

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Definition

lesser / 'lesǝ(r) / adj (အေရးပါမႈ၊ ေက်ာ္ၾကားမႈ၊ ပမာဏ စသည္) ေလ်ာ့နည္းေသာ။ a lesser offence ❍ the artist’s lesser works ❍ one of the lesser-known Caribbean islands ❍ He’s stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree / extent (ie not as much). ❏ the lesser of two evils ; the lesser evil [ IDM ] အဆိုးခ်ည္းႏွစ္ရပ္အနက္ အဆိုးကေလး။

Examples

  1. Matters of lesser importance
  2. He was flanked by two officers of lesser rank.
  3. [lesser charge/offence] : She was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.