no more


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
more/mɔː(r)/
determiner & pronoun a greater or additional amount or degree. adverb
  • 1 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable.
  • 2 to a greater extent.

    ■ (more than) extremely: she is more than happy to help.

  • 3 again.
  • 4 moreover.
– phrases
more and more at a continually increasing rate.
more or less
  • 1 to a certain extent.
  • 2 approximately.
no more
  • 1 nothing further.
  • 2 no further.
  • 3 (be no more) exist no longer.
  • 4 never again.
  • 5 neither.
– origin OE māra, of Gmc origin.
usage: It is incorrect to use more with an adjective that is already in a comparative form (more better, more hungrier); the correct usage is simply better or hungrier (or more hungry).
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