Jerkwater and Lesser

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Jerkwater adjective - Small and remote and insignificant.

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Lesser and jerkwater are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lesser" instead an adjective "Jerkwater".

Lesser adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Usage example: it was the lesser evil of the two choices

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Jerkwater and lesser are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerkwater" instead an adjective "Lesser".

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Lesser and Jerkwater. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerkwater/lesser

Jerkwater & Lesser. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerkwater/lesser>.

Lesser or Jerkwater. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerkwater/lesser.

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