ratherestadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːðərᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈræðərəst/

Forms: see rather adv. and -est suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rather adv., -est suffix.

Etymology: < rather adv. + -est suffix.

A. adv.

†1. Soonest. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 22129 (MED) Þe grete caiseres & þe kyngis..Turne to him [sc. Antichrist]..shul raþerest [a1400 Vesp. titest; a1400 Fairf. be-fore] And siþen oþere.

c1425 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Soc. of Antiquaries) (1960) A. v. 183 (MED) Ratherest [c1400 Trin. Cambr. Whoso repentiþ raþest shulde rise aftir And grete sire glotoun wiþ a galoun ale].

2. Most of all, most particularly; most willingly. Chiefly Scottish and English regional in later use. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adverb]

highlyOE

overalla1225

with the firstc1300

principally1340

principalc1390

in principala1393

chiefly14..

ratherestc1400

rathestc1400

primarily1587

kat' exochen1588

paravant1590

pre-eminently1590

primely1610

cardinally1631

transeminently1642

paramountly1798

par eminence1823

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vesp.) (1873) C. xvii. 350 Raþerest [c1400 Huntington in riche robes raþest he walketh].

a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) 4055 (MED) Þe best we shulle ratherest byleue to.

a1535 J. Fisher Spirituall Consol. (?1578) sig. Aij^v It shall anon lose the vertue and quicknesse in stirring and mouing of your soule when you woulde ratherest haue it sturred.

1567 W. Barker tr. Xenophon Discipline Cyrus i. E iv b When you haue most plentie, then ratherest prouide against wante.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 18 His..vntrained, or rather vnlettered, or ratherest vnconfirmed fashion.

a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1845) VII. 76 And therefore, perhaps, has wisdom himself made choice of this sort of government ratherest.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 66 Gin thou'lt no fancy her, And ratherest wad ha'e Meg.

1942 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit. Tribune 29 June 2/2 Mary Ann, having her rathers, would ratherest play church than anything else.

B. adj.

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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratherest
释义	ratherestadv.adj. Brit. /ˈrɑːðərᵻst/, U.S. /ˈræðərəst/ Forms: see rather adv. and -est suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rather adv., -est suffix. Etymology: < rather adv. + -est suffix. A. adv. †1. Soonest. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 22129 (MED) Þe grete caiseres & þe kyngis..Turne to him [sc. Antichrist]..shul raþerest [a1400 Vesp. titest; a1400 Fairf. be-fore] And siþen oþere. c1425 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Soc. of Antiquaries) (1960) A. v. 183 (MED) Ratherest [c1400 Trin. Cambr. Whoso repentiþ raþest shulde rise aftir And grete sire glotoun wiþ a galoun ale]. 2. Most of all, most particularly; most willingly. Chiefly Scottish and English regional in later use. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adverb] highlyOE overalla1225 with the firstc1300 principally1340 principalc1390 in principala1393 chiefly14.. ratherestc1400 rathestc1400 primarily1587 kat' exochen1588 paravant1590 pre-eminently1590 primely1610 cardinally1631 transeminently1642 paramountly1798 par eminence1823 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vesp.) (1873) C. xvii. 350 Raþerest [c1400 Huntington in riche robes raþest he walketh]. a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) 4055 (MED) Þe best we shulle ratherest byleue to. a1535 J. Fisher Spirituall Consol. (?1578) sig. Aij^v It shall anon lose the vertue and quicknesse in stirring and mouing of your soule when you woulde ratherest haue it sturred. 1567 W. Barker tr. Xenophon Discipline Cyrus i. E iv b When you haue most plentie, then ratherest prouide against wante. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 18 His..vntrained, or rather vnlettered, or ratherest vnconfirmed fashion. View more context for this quotation a1650 D. Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1845) VII. 76 And therefore, perhaps, has wisdom himself made choice of this sort of government ratherest. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 66 Gin thou'lt no fancy her, And ratherest wad ha'e Meg. 1942 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit. Tribune 29 June 2/2 Mary Ann, having her rathers, would ratherest play church than anything else. B. adj. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1400
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