more or less, adv.
freq. cnt. 11
freq. cnt. 11
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 118 freq. cnt.: 55 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
about approximately around close to just about more or less or so roughly some
sample sentences
"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"
to a small degree or extent
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 76 freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 26
more or less slightly somewhat
sample sentences
"his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory""the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"