わりかし

わりかし
adverb
fairly; rather; relatively (casual)
informalquantity
1. fairly; rather; relatively
Casual spoken variant of (わり)と / (わり)に, meaning 'fairly' or 'comparatively (more than expected).' Most common in informal conversation.
This shop is fairly cheap, isn't it.
テストわりかし簡単(かんたん)だった。
The test was relatively easy.
It was raining, but I got there fairly quickly.

Casual conversational variant of (わり) and (わり). The し ending gives it a colloquial, slightly old-fashioned or down-to-earth feel. Avoid in formal writing or business contexts.

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