Pretty much
Pretty much adverb - To some degree.
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Rather and pretty much are semantically related. in considerable topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb phrase "Pretty much".
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Pretty much and rather are semantically related. You can use "Pretty much" instead an adverb "Rather".
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- Really, most of the rather large cast is like this—the final battle pretty much comes down to the Them vs.
Source: The Meddling Kids Are Useless - Arrested Development's fourth season involves a rather large helping of this for pretty much all the main characters.
- Comments: Being R-18 rated, pretty much NSFW, but still you cant call that hentai at all... Instead, it is rather awkward, confusing... and amusing story.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Haruhi Suzumiya
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