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[ˈbɛt̪ɚ] · adjective
(imitating Irish accent, Mid-Ulster) Pronunciation spelling of better..
"Will you, thin?" demanded Pat. "Thin the sooner you do it the betther.
Come, gintlemen, show them what’s betther than fifty posts—
An' whin ye've been at it an hour ye'll find it goes betther wid a little blasphemin';" and he gave his end of the saw to the reluctant Potts.
"'Tis the soldiers have betther treatment than the officers whin it comes to boardin' transports," said the friendly policeman.
Use betther when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Betther means (imitating Irish accent, Mid-Ulster) Pronunciation spelling of better..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Will you, thin?" demanded Pat. "Thin the sooner you do it the betther.
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