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[ adverb ] to some (great or small) extent
Examples "it was rather cold" "the party was rather nice" "the knife is rather dull" "I rather regret that I cannot attend" "He's rather good at playing the cello" "he is kind of shy" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)The hero , who is himself , is represented as a pilgrim in the storied lands of the East , a sort_of Faustus type , who , to quote from Professor_Bo ^ o ^ k again , `` even in the pleasure gardens of Sardanapalus can not cease from his painful search after the meaning of life . (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)`` Everyone knew it , but he sort_of acted like he did n't care who knew it - even after them notes came , even after he 'd heard about Lewis , even after he 'd been shot at a couple o ' times hisself '' ! `` And I sort_o ' got a corner on the market '' . (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)One of my virtues or vices is a sort_of three-dimensional imagination complete with sound_effects and glorious living color . |
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