| inferior in number or size or amount |
| lesser in scope or effect |
| not of legal age |
| (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees |
| of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization |
| of lesser importance or stature or rank |
| of lesser seriousness or danger |
| of the younger of two boys with the same family name |
| relatively moderate, limited, or small |
| warranting only temporal punishment |