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増し [ichi1,news1,nf14]
【 まし [ichi1,news1,nf14] ； マシ (nokanji) 】
1. [adj-na] [uk]
《esp. マシ》
▶ better
▶ preferable
▶ less objectionable
▶ least-worst
2. [n-suf]
▶ more
▶ increase
▶ extra
3. [n] [arch]
▶ increase
▶ growth



History:
4. A 2020-05-27 07:09:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5 (sense 2): 〔少しはいい〕 ～な better; preferable; less objectionable.
  Comments: 
If you're proposing additional glosses without quoting a Japanese reference, it's best not to put them first.
  Diff: 
@@ -24,2 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>least-worst</gloss>
-<gloss>less objectionable</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +26,2 @@
+<gloss>less objectionable</gloss>
+<gloss>least-worst</gloss>
3. A* 2020-05-25 22:41:11  Nicolas Maia
  Refs: 
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/least-worst
  Comments: 
Often used in this more negative nuance.
  Diff: 
@@ -23,0 +24,2 @@
+<gloss>least-worst</gloss>
+<gloss>less objectionable</gloss>
@@ -25 +26,0 @@
-<gloss>less objectionable</gloss>
2. A 2015-07-22 05:11:59  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2015-07-21 14:42:59  luce
  Refs: 
tanaka corpus, prog, eij kana
n-grams
ましだ	10542
マシだ	14308
増しだ	277
ましな	11893
マシな	15539
増しな	263
  Diff: 
@@ -21,0 +22 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>

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