The phrase "deemed lesser" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that is considered to be of lower importance, value, or quality compared to something else.
Example: "In the debate, the opposing viewpoint was often deemed lesser, despite its valid arguments."
Alternatives: "considered inferior" or "regarded as subordinate."
In particular, he said, in more-religious eras, people outside their culture's dominant faith were deemed lesser.
These people, deemed lesser, are then feared, loathed and avoided.
To have your culture constantly insulted, humiliated, deemed lesser, and appropriated all at the same time.
Introduced in 1887 in the wake of "The Mikado," a runaway hit, "Ruddigore" was initially deemed a lesser work.
Despite the rhetoric, there is a sense that homophobia is deemed the lesser of two evils compared with racism.
In time, like many of the artists, he left Germany, taking his collection, easy to pack and deemed of lesser value by the Nazis because the works were on paper.
The shortcomings of replacing fallen fighters one at a time were well known but it was deemed the lesser of two evils.
Studies scoring four or five points were deemed of lesser quality and thus reporting 2b level of evidence.
The delay in naming a successor to Mr. Ortiz at the Finance Ministry generated fears that Mr. Zedillo might appoint someone deemed to possess lesser skills.
Delevingne's not the first to beat such a debilitating obstacle: indeed, Kate Moss overcame the fact that her 5ft 7in wouldn't be deemed sufficient for lesser models.
"Those who have an excellent credit rating who can pretty much take their pick from the best deals available; those deemed to have lesser credit scores who – if offered a card – may well find that the interest rate they're offered is higher than the typical APR; and those whose applications are rejected," he says.
