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The phrase "a friend less" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey the idea of having one fewer friend, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "After the argument, I felt like I was a friend less in the group."
Alternatives: "one friend short" or "down a friend".
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It has been insinuated or downright announced that I am less of a woman, less of a wife, less of a teacher, less of a friend, less of a writer, and less of a human being because I don't have children.
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The old enemy, Moscow, chose after Sept. 11 to be more of a friend, if less than an ally, so what should NATO become?
Epicurus held that a wise man would feel the torture of a friend no less than his own, and would die for a friend rather than betray him, for otherwise his own life would be confounded (VS 56 57).
But Janae is arrested after robbing a store with a friend far less concerned about her future.
A post from a friend no less from the same college basketball game that we're attending so that we could meet up in the arena.
Or else you may have one friend less.
Christopher Bigsby, a friend of Lessing's for 30 years and professor of American studies at UEA, to which Lessing left her books, told the Guardian: "Sometimes books belong to other people than those who own them.
A teacher at a Friends school less than helpfully told her, "You don't belong here".
Jetaport wants to make a trip with your friends less of a hassle.
Do you have a friend who weighs less than you?
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