-more

See also: more, More, moré, môre, and moře

English

Etymology

From Middle English -more, -mor, from mor (“more”, adverb).

Suffix

-more

(archaic) Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
Used for placenames; variant of moor.

Usage notes

No longer productive in contemporary English except archaically.

Derived terms

innermore
uppermore

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Anagrams

Mero, Omer, Orem, Orme, Rome, erom, mero, mero-, omer

Middle English

Etymology

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Suffix

-more

Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.

Derived terms

estermore
ferthermore
furthermore
hindermore
innermore
nethermore
northermore
outermore
overmore
uttermore

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