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English adverb: more or less

1. more or less (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct


SamplesLasted approximately an hour.
In just about a minute.
He's about 30 years old.
I've had about all I can stand.
We meet about once a month.
Some forty people came.
Weighs around a hundred pounds.
Roughly $3,000.
Holds 3 gallons, more or less.
20 or so people were at the party.


Synonymsabout, approximately, around, close to, just about, or so, roughly, some

2. more or less to a small degree or extent


SamplesHis arguments were somewhat self-contradictory.
The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other.


Synonymsslightly, somewhat









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