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An adverb that is added to some adjectives to make the comparative form (see COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES). In general it is the longer adjectives that have more as part of their comparative form, as in "more abundant", "more beautiful", "more catastrophic", "more dangerous", "more elegant", "more frantic", "more graceful", "more handsome", "more intelligent", "more luxurious", "more manageable", "more opulent", "more precious", "more ravishing", "more satisfactory", "more talented", "more unusual", "more valuable". Examples of adverbs with more in their comparative form include "more elegantly", "more gracefully", "more energetically", "more dangerously" and "more determinedly".