Definitely
Definitely adverb - Without any question.
Rather and definitely are semantically related in precisely topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Definitely", when it comes to topics like exactly.
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Definitely and rather are semantically related in precisely topic. Sometimes you can use "Definitely" instead an adverb "Rather", if it concerns topics such as exactly.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They all served together in The Great War, rather like Biggles and his companions, if Biggles' crew had gone on to become science heroes after the war.The film is distinctly camp and definitely does not take itself too seriously - just as well as the story tends to telegraph exactly what comes next.
Source: Film / Doc Savage - While most demons in Disgaea are definitely in the category of Really 700 Years Old, there is one "mundane" example in Yukimaru, who is twenty years old but looks rather younger.
- Comments: Despite all the spelling errors, which may or may not have been corrected by now, This is a rather well written story, and definitely worth looking into.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Fire Emblem
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