Can you say 'less bigger'? It sounds odd to me.
It's possible, though not always very natural, to say less big.If you were saying something was smaller than the original size, you would just say 'smaller'.
It's possible, though not always very natural, to say less big.
Can you say 'less bigger'? It sounds odd to me.
Not necessarily exactly.And in fact the meaning of 'less big' would be 'smaller'.
Not necessarily exactly.
If A is less expensive than B, there is some implication, however slight, that B is in some way expensive.
If Be is cheaper than A, there is some suggestion, howerver slight, that A is in some way cheap.
A similar contrast exists between smaller' and 'less big'. Some people call for 'less big goverment' others would like to see 'less big business'.
There are 12 citations in COCA.
'Smaller' is generally more appropriate, and is certainly far more common. However, in a couple of the COCA citation, 'smaller' not be more natural.On the note of less big however, I would recommend replacing 'less big' with smaller, as it does sound much more natural. .