Dearer
adj, adv
adj, adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of dear: more dear comparative, form-of
"Had my friend's Muse grown with this growing age, / A dearer birth than this his love had brought, / To march in ranks of better equipage"
Adverb
- 1 comparative form of dearly: more dearly comparative, form-of
"Those lines that I before have writ do lie, / Even those that said I could not love you dearer"
Example
More examples"Bruno's football trophies will be dearer to him than his own children until they earn football trophies of their own, which, by the principles of vicarious parenting, Bruno will consider his. In fact, all of the football trophies Bruno considers his are actually his children's."
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