The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms.
It was obviously a less than perfect marriage.
The President has been shown to be less than honest.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
less than honest — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage … Useful english dictionary
less than happy — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage … Useful english dictionary
less — [ les ] function word *** Less is the comparative form of the function word little and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (before a noun): Eat less fat. Schools put less emphasis on being creative. as a pronoun: Connie did less… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
less */*/*/ — UK [les] / US adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: Less is the comparative form of the function word little and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (before a noun): Eat less fat. ♦ Schools put less emphasis on being… … English dictionary
satisfactory — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, find sth, regard sth as ADVER … Collocations dictionary
satisfactory — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. adequate, satisfying, competent, pleasing; see enough 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. okay, acceptable, good enough, all right, sufficient, adequate, pleasing, fulfilling, suitable, up to scratch. ANT.:… … English dictionary for students
better late than never — it is good this happened now although it should have happened sooner. I guess it s better late than never, but getting the award after he died strikes me as less than satisfactory … New idioms dictionary
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