Dependent
Lesser
Lesser adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- subject and dependent
- subject and lesser
- inferior and dependent
- inferior and lesser
- poor and dependent
- poor and lesser
- subordinate and dependent
- subordinate and lesser
- subservient and dependent
- subservient and lesser
- minor and dependent
- minor and lesser
- subsidiary and dependent
- subsidiary and lesser
Both words in one sentence
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To a lesser extent Georgiana (who becomes spoiled and dependent on other people's attention), and to an even lesser extent, Eliza (who becomes domineering and inflexible).
Source: Literature / Jane Eyre -
Carbon-based water-dependent life is likely, even if the secondary elements used (S, P, and in lesser quantities Fe, Ca, Na, etc.) in their biochemistry is different.
Source: All Planets Are Earth-Like - The official in-universe explanation, according to Tokien, is that Gandalf is an Istari, basically an angelic being and servant of the lesser gods who is explicitly forbidden from using his powers to shape change in Middle Earth lest the beings of Middle Earth become too dependent on them.
Source: Forgot About His Powers
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