Unless.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
A smaller portion or quantity.
The inferior, younger, or smaller.
To make less; to lessen.
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.
In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, to reward those who least deserve it.
See Lest, conj.