[Grammar] Is "lesser-known acts" correct usage?

[cubezero3]

Hello, everyone.

I'd like to know whether "lesser-known acts" is correct or not.

It comes from here:

Moby, born Richard Melville Hall, changed that by licensing the album “Play” for TV commercials, a move that sparked CD sales and got advertisers interested in lesser-known acts.
Mophonics Turns Jingles Into Singles With Mark Foster Grammy Nod- Bloomberg

Given it appears on the Bloomberg website, I would assume it's, at least, not incorrect. I would normally write "less-known acts". Is this a play on words? If so, can I get away with writing "morer complicated scheme"?

Many thanks

Richard

 

[JMurray]

"lesser-known" means having a fame that is, compared to Moby's, of smaller magnitude.
Compare:
"Murder is considered a major crime while robbery is a lesser offense".
"Sometimes in life we just have to chose the lesser of two evils".

… "morer" is not an English word.

not a teacher

 

[BobSmith]

[AmE - not a teacher]

It is not a play on words; "lesser" is a real word. It is the comparative of "little". See the exceptions here.

can I get away with writing "morer complicated scheme"? - No, but it did make me smile ("more" is the comparative of "many".)