more so

adjective

Contextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a greater degree of the quality in question.

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adjectivemore so (not comparable)

alternative moreso · alternative more-so

  1. not comparableContextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a greater degree of the quality in question.

    She was always shy in such circumstances and was always afraid of new people, and was even more so now.

    1866, Fyodor Dostoevsky (original), Crime and Punishment, page 251
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APA

more so. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20so

MLA

“more so.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20so. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “more so,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/more%20so.

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