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Rather

Rather (rather)
a.(r1913 webster dictionary***thlig]"1913 webster dictionaryr)
Rath"er
[Compar. of Rath, ]
  1. Prior; earlier; former.
    [Obs.]

    Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville.

Rather

Rather (rather)
adv.(r1913 webster dictionary***thlig]"1913 webster dictionaryr; 277)
Rath"er
[AS. hraðor, compar. of hraðe, hræðe, quickly, immediately. See Rath, a.]

  1. Earlier; sooner; before.
    [Obs.]

    Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer.

    A good mean to come the rather to grace. Foxe.

  2. More readily or willingly; preferably.

    My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life. Job vii. 15.

  3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.

    Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. Mark v. 26.

  4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.

    He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,
    And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.     Dryden.

  5. More properly; more correctly speaking.

    This is an art
    Which does mend nature, change it rather, but
    The art itself is nature.     Shak.

  6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.

    The rather, the more so; especially; for better reason; for particular cause.

    You are come to me in happy time,
    The rather for I have some sport in hand.     Shak.

    -- Had rather, or Would rather, prefer to; prefers to; as, he had, or would, rather go than stay. "I had rather speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue." 1 Cor. xiv. 19. See Had rather, under Had.













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