Partly and Rather

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Partly

Partly adverb - In some measure or degree.
Usage example: you're only partly right
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Rather and partly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Partly".
Nearby Words: part, partial, partially

Rather

Rather adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: I say, don't you think that's rather expensive for a hamburger?
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Partly and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Partly" instead an adverb "Rather".

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  • He's able to do this multiple times rather than as a Taking You with Me gambit in part because he heals faster than humans, and partly because his organs are arranged differently.
    Source: Deliberate Injury Gambit
  • Similarly the Kushans captured at the Battle of Anatha are rather amenable to Belisarius' service partly because they were treated as slaves before anyway and partly because they sort of consider it fair play now that they have surrendered.
    Source: Happiness In Slavery / Literature
  • Literature / The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making However, it still feels rather more like The Wonderland, partly because fairies are so thin on the ground.
    Source: Literature / The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
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