Difference between Sufficiently and Rather

SUFFICIENTLY vs RATHER: ADJECTIVE

Earlier; sooner; before.
To some (great or small) extent
On the contrary
To a degree (not used with a negative)
More readily or willingly
More readily; preferably.
To a certain extent; somewhat.
Most certainly. Used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
Prefer to; prefers to.
The more so; especially; for better reason; for particular cause.
In some degree; somewhat
Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
More readily or willingly; preferably.
More exactly; more accurately.

To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose or gives satisfaction; adequately.
To a considerable degree: as, he went away sufficiently discontented.

More quickly; quicker. See rath, adverb, 1.
Earlier; sooner.
In preference; preferably; with better reason; better.
More properly; more correctly speaking; more.
On the contrary; to the contrary of what has been just stated.
In a greater degree; much; considerably; also, in colloquial use, in some degree; somewhat: qualifying a verb.
In some degree or measure; somewhat; moderately: usually qualifying an adverb or an adjective: as, she is rather pretty.
More readily or willingly; with better liking; with preference or choice; in preference, as compared with something else.
Rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

Somewhat, Very, Perfectly, Satisfactorily, Amply, Appropriately, Fairly, Inadequately, Properly, Suitably, Enough, Fully, Reasonably, Adequately, Insufficiently

Better, Actually, Perhaps, Preferable, Than, More, Simply, Merely, Sort of, Kind of, Kinda, Quite, Preferably, Sooner, Instead

Relatively, Poorly, Quite, Too, Somewhat, Very, Perfectly, Amply, Appropriately, Fairly, Properly, Suitably, Enough, Fully, Reasonably

Conversely, Better, Actually, Perhaps, Preferable, Than, More, Simply, Merely, Sort of, Kinda, Quite, Preferably, Sooner, Instead

Surge worked better this way, though not sufficiently.
Is the information provided specific and sufficiently detailed?
Grand Lodge are silent, or not sufficiently explicit.
Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses.
Hartford, already sufficiently burdened, the third largest, respectively.
But of Churches we have spoken sufficiently heretofore.
PET is not sufficiently sensitive to detect positive axillary lymph nodes, nor is it sufficiently specific to appropriately identify distant metastases.
In a sufficiently large population, at a sufficiently high starting frequency, a beneficial allele is guaranteed to reach fixation.
It is completed in a sufficiently short distance be neglected, but the fluid accelerations are still sufficiently small that the vertical tatic.
La Giglio has sufficiently alleged conduct that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a hostile work environment.

Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an enemy.
Apple ID but rather my Social Security Number.
Peer Review Department rather than to the reviewer.
If so, it would have been rather new.
Deng as an internal, rather than external, problem.
Need your equipment calibrated sooner rather than later?
Rather than stand trial, she fled the country.
Rather, it is usually a friend or relative.
Also rather obvious from the name, we suppose.
Take an informal class vote to see how many students would rather be independent from Britain and how many would rather reconcile with Britain.