Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Reduced in number (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FEWER
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Notes
The answer FEWER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Less
Decreasing numbers of
A dwindling number of
Easier to count
Less numerous
Not as many
A smaller number
Like two, to four
Not so many
"The ___ the words, the better the prayer": Martin Luther
Definition
FEWER as an adjective:
1. (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late"
FEW as an adjective:
1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"