more or less meaning and definition

MORE OR LESS adverb

Definition of more or less (adverb)

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"
   • synonyms: about, approximately, around, close to, just about, or so, roughly, some
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"
   • synonyms: slightly, somewhat