Negative
Smaller
Smaller adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A lot of times, this will be used to circumvent Jackass Genies or Literal Genies, since with a smaller reward from a wish, possible negative consequences from the reward will also generally be smaller.
Source: Wasteful Wishing -
The release of Sideways had a very positive effect on sales of Pinot noir wines, and a (smaller) negative effect on sales of Merlot.
Source: Colbert Bump - In Stellaris, a powerful star nation might take a much smaller and weaker nation under their protection - this gives the larger nation a share of the smaller nation's resources, with none of the negative diplomatic fallout they'd get from simply conquering them.
Source: Protectorate
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