DICTOMETER

MORE OR LESS

(more or less)

1. Synonyms:
   • Approximately
   • About
   • Close to
   • Just about
   • Some
   • Roughly
   • More or less
   • Around
   • Or so
   Definitions:
   • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   Examples:
   • Lasted approximately an hour
   • In just about a minute
   • He's about 30 years old
   • I've had about all I can stand
   • We meet about once a month
   • Some forty people came
   • Weighs around a hundred pounds
   • Roughly $3,000
   • Holds 3 gallons, more or less
   • 20 or so people were at the party
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Slightly
   • Somewhat
   • More or less
   Definitions:
   • to a small degree or extent
   Examples:
   • His arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
   • The children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other