ratherishadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːðərɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈræðərɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rather adv., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < rather adv. + -ish suffix¹.

colloquial.

†A. adj.

Moderate. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1832 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 918 There are few women, that I have a greater respect & ratherish liking for.

B. adv.

Somewhat, in a slight degree. Now chiefly U.S.

ΚΠ

1833 C. Lamb Lett. (1935) III. 369 Your ratherish unwell C. Lamb.

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 710/2 Lieutenant Auburey doth certainly wax ratherish prosy at times.

1887 Library Mag. (N.Y.) 12 Feb. 422 Longfellow, of whose poems Mr. Lang has a ratherish good opinion.

1910 B. White Bk. Daniel Drew v. 37 I was ratherish slow at getting started off to one of these shindigs.

1999 Re: FAQ 5.7: How can I use Filehandle Indirectly? in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 13 July It's a ratherish shambolic stunt that thusly leaves the vurry, vurry nicey reader in search of..something a tad more primmy and prestigey.

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

单词	ratherish
释义	ratherishadj.adv. Brit. /ˈrɑːðərɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈræðərɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rather adv., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < rather adv. + -ish suffix¹. colloquial. †A. adj. Moderate. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1832 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 918 There are few women, that I have a greater respect & ratherish liking for. B. adv. Somewhat, in a slight degree. Now chiefly U.S. ΚΠ 1833 C. Lamb Lett. (1935) III. 369 Your ratherish unwell C. Lamb. 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 710/2 Lieutenant Auburey doth certainly wax ratherish prosy at times. 1887 Library Mag. (N.Y.) 12 Feb. 422 Longfellow, of whose poems Mr. Lang has a ratherish good opinion. 1910 B. White Bk. Daniel Drew v. 37 I was ratherish slow at getting started off to one of these shindigs. 1999 Re: FAQ 5.7: How can I use Filehandle Indirectly? in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 13 July It's a ratherish shambolic stunt that thusly leaves the vurry, vurry nicey reader in search of..something a tad more primmy and prestigey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1832
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