less so

English

Adjective

less so (comparative much less so, superlative least so)

  1. Contextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a lesser degree of the quality in question.
    Some of these varieties are sweet, others less so.
    Some are less so, and others are much less so.
    None of these varieties are very sweet, but the ones bred for hardiness are least so.

References

  • “less so”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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