Quite and Rather

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Quite

Quite adverb - To some degree or extent.

Usage example: we camped quite near Mount Rushmore

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Rather is a synonym for quite in fairly topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead the word "Quite" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like quantity, extremely, somewhat, tolerably. popular alternative

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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Quite is a synonym for rather in amount topic. You can use "Quite" instead the word "Rather" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as quantity, extremely, fairly, moderately. popular alternative

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In InuYasha, Hiten and Manten's parents were both demons, but their father was a very human-like and extremely rather good looking demon while the mother was quite the Gonk, having a reptilian/toadish appearance with, in Manten's own words, "thinning hair".

Source: Hot Guy, Ugly Wife
He was, let's say, rather effeminate (if an extremely effective solder and general), she was a very strong, loud and quite manly woman, and each was horrified at the prospect of marrying the other.

Source: Unwanted Spouse
This also makes the level somewhat infamous in the game's fandom, as most of the environments are rather bland, the whole level is quite huge and clues to progression are fairly few and far between.

Source: Marathon Level

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