Rather is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for RATHER in dictionary:

INTERJECTION:
• used to express emphatic affirmation, agreement, or acceptance
EXCLAMATION:
• expression of strong affirmation, often in answer to a question
ADVERB:
• preferably, also RUTHER
• to a certain or significant extent or degree
• used before verbs so as to make the expression of a feeling or opinion less assertive
• used to suggest that the opposite of a previous statement is the case; on the contrary
• more precisely
• instead of; as opposed to
• to some (great or small) extent
• to a degree (not used with a negative)
• to some extent
• used to indicate one's preference in a particular matter
ADJECTIVE:
• Prior; earlier; former.
• Earlier; sooner; before.
• More readily or willingly; preferably.
• On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
• Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
• More properly; more correctly speaking.
• In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• some extent

Words related to RATHER

rath7 rathe8 ratherest12 ruther9 sooner6

Words that contain RATHER

ratherest12 ratheripe14 ratherish15 ratheripes15

How to use RATHER in a sentence

• He was rather fond of her, yet the greatest wish he had in the world was to break it off.
• Old Mrs Keswick was kind to him, but grave, and rather silent.
• The conquest of Septimania was rather tedious than difficult.
• Tom might have felt some dread but for the fact that, rather strangely, these men showed little disposition to engage in any brawl, and no one seemed to notice him.
• While the plant is dormant keep it rather dry and quite free from frost.
• I did not venture to dwell on the extent of my fears, or, rather, I had no distinct notion of them.
• He was dressed in his Sunday clothes, rather ill-fitting.
• He would rather love and struggle and suffer than stand aloof, thanking God that he was not, like the Pharisees, as other men.
• My mother ventured to tell him of one word, or rather two, which she thought might be altered with advantage.
• The sum total of these unpaid-for purchases rather staggered him.
• Or, rather if you are willing, let the publicity end be handled from this office.
• We would rather forget than remember unpleasant words and deeds.
• No, he even preferred the company of hunger and thirst rather than that of his Ulgenie.
• The Kid had rather liked the slim, haughty, brown-faced young chap whom his bullet had cut off in the first pride of manhood.
• That the cabin contained two rooms was the result of circumstances rather than design.
• The Austrians were rather pleased to see emigrants leaving the land, and said they hoped they would never come back, so that they could be replaced by a better population.
• The advent of the Welsh Missionaries and the partial dissemination of English education has in some cases produced rather peculiar names.
• He, too, will not forget the importance of preserving his force and his liberty of action, and will retire rather than await investment.
• He seemed, however, rather anxious to get away from this place.

Similar words containing RATH without suffix er

rath7 ratha8 rathe8 raths8 wrath11 rathas9 strath9 wraths12 wrathy15 crathur12 erathem12 paratha12 rathest10 rathole10 straths10 wrathed14 barathea13 crathurs13 erathems13 marathon13 parathas13 ratholes11 rathouse11 rathripe13 wrathful17 wrathier14 wrathily17 wrathing15 ratholed12 baratheas14 barathrum16 marathons14 parathion14 ratherest12 ratheripe14 ratherish15 rathouses12 rathripes14 ultrathin12 wrathiest15 wrathless15 barathrums17 marathoner15 paratheses15 parathesis15 parathions15 ratheripes15 strathspey18 tetrathlon13 wrathfully22 wrathiness16 intrathecal16 marathoners16 marathoning17 parathyroid20 rathskeller18 strathspeys19 tetratheism16 tetrathlons14 cyberathlete22 marathonings18 parathormone19 parathyroids21 rathskellers19 superathlete17 tetratheisms17 wrathfulness21 wrathinesses18 cyberathletes23 intrathecally21 intrathoracic20 parathormones20 superathletes18 ultramarathon18 cyberathletics26 ultramarathons19 wrathfulnesses23 ultramarathoner20 intrathoracical22 parathyroidecto26 hypoparathyroid32 hyperparathyroi31 ultramarathoners21 parathyroidectomy33 intrathoracically27 hypoparathyroidism37 hyperparathyroidism38 parathyroidectomies32 hypoparathyroidisms38 hyperparathyroidisms39 parathyroidectomized43

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