Less and Shrunken

Less

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

Shrunken and less are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrunken" instead an adjective "Less".

Nearby Words: lessen, lessening

Shrunken

Shrunken adjective - Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
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Less and shrunken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Less" instead an adjective "Shrunken".

Both words in one sentence

  • Justified because he's a 100 foot tall giant who's been shrunken down to about six feet, and hasn't even noticed yet, much less learned to tone down his voice accordingly.
  • That is to say, even as WWE experienced its greatest success, the industry around it had shrunken as a whole, with there being few national promotions left in the entire world, much less the United States.
    Source: Genre-Killer
  • Horsing Around Rainbow is less than happy with a shrunken Applejack rigging her with a crude bit and bridle for aerial assault in 'Bridle Gossip', and even Twilight lets out a miffed reply when Spike tries to have his 'noble steed' (read: her) charge in "A Dog and Pony Show".
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