Meanings
adjective
- comparativecomparative form of small: more small
The worse things get, the smaller your focus should be.
1 more example
At the partition of Ireland in 1920, the railway mileage of the whole country stood at its maximum figure of 3,442, of which 2,668 miles were in the South, and 754 in the much smaller North.
1958 May 28, “Decline in Irish Railway Mileage”, in Railway Magazine, page 295
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APA
smaller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smaller
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“smaller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smaller. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smaller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smaller.
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