llai a llai

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Welsh

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Adverb

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llai a llai

  1. less and less, smaller and smaller
    • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[1], lleilai, llai-lai, page 2147:
      Yn lleihau’n gyson, llai a llai o hyd
      steadily diminishing or dwindling, &c., ever lesssening or decreasing, becoming smaller and smaller, growing less and less or fewer and fewer, ever less and less
    Synonym: lleilai
    Antonym: mwy a mwy

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lleilai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies