taller
- 1Comparative of tall.
She grew noticeably taller over the summer break.
Redwoods are taller than almost any other tree on Earth.
Note
A one-syllable adjective takes the suffix -er rather than more, so the regular comparative is built straight onto tall. It carries over to the meanings that come in degrees: height, as in a taller building, and the hard-to-believe, as in an even taller tale. The coffee size works differently. There tall names a fixed cup smaller than grande, so a "taller" coffee is not something anyone orders.
taller is a form of tall
tall, adjective: Of greater than average height from bottom to top; used of people, and of buildings, trees, and other things whose height is great, especially relative to their width. Full entry
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- tall → taller: add -er
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