Better (Adjective)
Meaning 1
More than half; "argued for the better part of an hour".
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Examples
- The debate team argued for the better part of the morning, trying to convince the judges of their position.
- The students spent the better part of the day rehearsing their lines for the school play.
- The researchers studied the data for the better part of a year before drawing any conclusions.
- After the storm, it took the workers the better part of a week to restore power to the entire town.
- The team worked on the project for the better part of a semester, refining their design and making adjustments along the way.
Meaning 2
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history".
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Meaning 3
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond".
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Meaning 4
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better".
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All adjective clusters.