A termination expressing deprivation or destitution, often equivalent to " without"; as, harmless.
In inferior or smaller degree; not so much.
Smaller; inferior.
I'll be back in half an hour, or less. – The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island by Lawrence J. Leslie
It was less for myself and Rose than for Arthur. – Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M Robertson
Imogene's means were less even than his own. – Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope