| 单词 | rather of the ratherest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrather of the ratherest rather of the ratherest: a little too much or too little. [The context of quots. 1787 and a1825 would appear to suggest a connection with rath adj., but this is perhaps purely accidental.] ΚΠ 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Rather of the ratherest, meat underdone. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Rather of the ratherest, a very little too much or too little. It is chiefly applied to the insufficient dressing of meat; sometimes to one half-drunk. 1840 H. Cockton Valentine Vox xli. 352 What do you think of this? It strikes me as being rather of the ratherest! 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. Rather o' the ratherest, The Cornavii infer by it, a very minute degree of propinquity: thus if one road can be found a trifling space shorter than another which was previously supposed to save distance, it is described as being, rather o' th' ratherest. 1865 Mrs. H. Wood Mildred Arkell ii. iv. 68 The women would find it rather of the ratherest for heat. 1908 R. C. Carton Mr. Hopkinson 88 Rather of the ratherest, don't you think? 1968 Sc. National Dict. VII. at Raither Raether to the raether, raither o the raitherest (Ork. 1967), rather far, ‘a bit much.’ 1975 H. Porter in R. Dobson Austral. Voices 39 In spring the Carter's apple-tree, arthritic and—surely?—impotent, becomes amazing, rather of the ratherest with blossoms more like Flower Show roses than blossom. < as lemmas |
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