more or less

adverb

1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less

Examples of more or less in a Sentence

the lot is 16 acres more or less most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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Did that put you more or less onto Britney as a Traitor? GABBY: More, definitely. EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Does all of this make the Miss Huang situation more or less clear? Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 While replacing the entire fleet has been estimated at $351 million, the final cost could be significantly more or less depending on the type of vehicle chosen and other factors, Donaghy said. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 With the coming wide release of SteamOS, Valve has a rare opportunity to upend the PC gaming OS dominance that Microsoft more or less stumbled into decades ago. Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more or less

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of more or less was in the 13th century

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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

more or less

adverb
1
: to a varying or uncertain degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
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