at any rate
— Adverb
– English
~ if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
at any rate
— Adverb
– English
~ used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
rather
— Adverb
– English
~ on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
rather
— Adverb
– English
~ to some (great or small) extent; "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"
rather
— Adverb
– English
~ more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
rather
— Adverb
– English
~ to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
rationally
— Adverb
– English
~ in a rational manner; "we must act rationally"
rattling
— Adverb
– English
~ used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"
raucously
— Adverb
– English
~ in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to behave rowdily"
raucously
— Adverb
– English
~ with a raucous sound; "his voice rang raucously"
ravenously
— Adverb
– English
~ in the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily"
raving
— Adverb
– English
~ in a raving manner; "raving mad"