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• hyvinkin• ilman muuta kyllä vain• hyväksyttävä• jonkin verran• jotakuinkin• jokseenkin• jonkinlainen• jotensakin• joltinenkin• jotenkin• tyydyttävä• verraten• auttava• ennen• ennemmin• ennemminkin• siedettävä• aika• välttävä• puoleinen• kernaammin• kohtalainen• koko• mieluummin• mukiinmenevä• paremmin• parahultainen• melko• melkein• melkoinen• melkeinpä• suhteellisen• kutakuinkin• laatuunkäypä• pikemmin• pikemminkin* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) melko2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) mieluummin3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) pikemminkin
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