rather

www.merriam-webster.com

He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majesticlooking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut. 🔊

Napoleon was a large, rather fiercelooking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way. 🔊

Hitherto the animals on the farm had had a rather foolish custom of addressing one another as "Comrade." 🔊

Frequency index

Alphabetical index