lesser-known

English

Etymology

From lesser +‎ known.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsəˈnəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsɚˈnoʊn/

Adjective

lesser-known (not comparable)

1. Not as well-known or widely known as others of the same kind.

   It's those lesser-known boxers you gotta watch out for.

   • 1954 March, “Notes and News: S.L.S. Tour of Tilbury Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 215:

     To celebrate the centenary next month of the opening of the first section (Forest Gate to Tilbury) of the former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, the Stephenson Locomotive Society is organising a special rail tour over that route and other lesser-known L.T.S.R. lines.

2. comparative form of little-known: more little-known

   Synonyms: less-known, littler-known