more or less adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "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" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less}, around, or so] 2: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other" [syn: slightly, somewhat, more or less]

more or less adv. phr. 1. Somewhat; rather; mostly; fairly. Earl made some mistakes on the test, but his answers were more or less right. Ed is more or less intelligent. Betty believes more or less in fairies. Compare: IN A WAY. 2. About; nearly; not exactly, but almost. The new building cost more or less what the builder figured. It is a mile, more or less, from his home to the school. He has wanted to date her more or less since he first saw her. Compare: OR SO.

more or less adverb Date: 13th century 1. to a varying or undetermined extent or degree ; somewhat <they were more or less willing to help> 2. with small variations ; approximately <contains 16 acres more or less>

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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "more or less": about, all but, almost, approximately, approximatively, as good as, circa, fairly, for practical purposes, generally, generally speaking, in round numbers, just about, kind of, moderately, most, nearly, plus ou moins, practically, pretty, rather, roughly, roughly speaking, roundly, say, some, something, sort of, well-nigh

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