Largely and Rather

Largely

Largely adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the earth's surface is largely composed of water

Rather and largely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Largely".

Nearby Words: large, largeness

Rather

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

Largely and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Largely" instead an adverb "Rather".

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Terry largely just grapples and tosses them around rather than the rather intense beating he would give the other Jokerz.
  • Gag Penis Salvador in Unconscious is rather well-endowed, leading to sexual incompatibility with his wife that is largely Played for Laughs.
    Source: Gag Penis
  • Video Game / Radical Rex Strangely, the SNES version features a human wizard named Sethron as the Big Bad, rather than Skriitch.The game has largely been forgotten, and is a rather generic 2D platformer.
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