-more

Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.

Suffix archaic, morpheme

  1. Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
    • nethermore

Origin

From Middle English -more, -mor, from mor (“more”, adverb). Analogically formed to -most.

Related

-most

Suffix morpheme

  1. Used for placenames; variant of moor.

Origin

Identical with moor.

Related

-mere