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to a fairly large extent or degree; 'rather than' = in preference to; 'or rather' = or more accurately

moderately

a bit a little comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat averagely enough in a certain degree more or less passably ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree to some extent tolerably
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Cases of word usage

1) rather badly (indifferently)

2) (an example of) liking for, wanting, one thing rather than another or others (preference)

3) designed for use rather than beauty (utilitarian)

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