Little bit
Rather and little bit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb phrase "Little bit".
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Little bit and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Little bit" instead an adverb "Rather".
Both terms in one sentence
- After a little bit of misunderstanding, once a character finds out what's really going on, he will then proclaim rather blatantly that he knew it all along.
Source: Knew It All Along -
Never Trust a Trailer: The Sky Atlantic trailer does this, but only a little bit, by suggesting that the Angel is coming for everyone rather than just Prior.
Source: Theatre / Angels in America - Uh... Jace later admits that it was rather homoerotic, and that he did in fact like it just a little bit.
Source: Ho Yay / Literature
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