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Definition of "rathe" [rathe]

  • Archaic Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rathe" in a sentence
  • "I prefer them to stay on the softball field rathe than even attempt to govern after the disastrous Bush administration ......"
  • "In fact, “rather” is in origin the comparative of the obsolete adverb “rathe”."
  • "My only objection is teh bbl length, wish ws 24 rathe than 22."