Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratherish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rather-ish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Slightly; to a small extent; in some degree.

Colloquial

Etymology

From rather + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ratherish (comparative) most ratherish (superlative)

Questions

What does ratherish mean?
Slightly; to a small extent; in some degree.
Where does ratherish come from?
From rather + -ish.

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