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lesser evil 

Out of a choice of two bad things the one that's considered least important or not as wrong.
A father taking his little girl into a men's restroom is the lesser evil than leaving her alone outside.
lesser evil by Maybe E December 7, 2009
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Law of the Lesser Percentile

The law that states whichever phone is at a lower percent gets priority on the charger. Given there is only one charger, the lower percent gets access even if someone else is currently using it. They must give it up.
Tony, give me the charger! The Law of the lesser percentile states that you have to give it to me considering I’m at 12% and you’re at 45%!

lesser degree mentally stunted adults 

what people who write the disgusting definitions are
that was unholy lesser degree mentally stunted adults

Lesser Ivy 

A lesser ivy like Cornell definitely benefits from being grouped with schools like Harvard...
Lesser Ivy by prominker June 16, 2021

Lesslessly 

"Lesslessly" is a playful and inventive word that removes the first instance of "less" from a word, rendering the second "less" meaningless. It can be used to describe a gradual reduction or elimination of a quality or characteristic, often implying improvement or refinement.

English-Latin terminology: reductinaminihilipilification
"She was carelessly dancing, but with a little practice, she became lesslessly graceful".
Lesslessly by yeswhatnoveryvery September 14, 2023

the lesser of two evils

when one is presented with 2 bad choices. the person chooses the one that has less of a consequence.
my mom wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes but i didnt want her too. it was either
1.) i let her drive drunk to get them herself
2.) i get her the pack of cigarettes
i chose to get her a pack of cigarettes because it was the lesser of two evils