Less
Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: the restaurant's chowder has been declared the state's best by no less a person than the governor himself
Primary
Primary adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: the movie's primary screenwriter
Both words in one sentence
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Her primary function is as a psychopomp, although that appears less and less as the series focuses more on Yusuke's battles with demons.
Source: Shinigami -
In Arrested Development, Lucille and Lucille II engage in this as "primary social rivals", usually these encounters get less subtle and less passive as they go.
Source: Passive-Aggressive Kombat -
This is, both attacks are those of a typical Chaingun, but the primary fire is more accurate while less ranged, while the second has more range but is less accurate.
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