-more

See also: Appendix:Variations of "more"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -more, -mor, from mor (“more”, adverb). Analogically formed to -most.

Suffix

-more

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

Usage notes

• No longer productive in contemporary English except archaically.

Derived terms

• innermore
• uppermore

English terms suffixed with -more

See also

• -most

Anagrams

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

Middle English

Etymology

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Suffix

-more

1. 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