Emily Dickinson Lexicon

better, adv. [see better, adj.] (webplay: advanced, best, cultivated, excellence, gain, higher, house, love, man, more, obtain, surpass, wisdom).

1. More completely; more fully; more accurately; with greater ease; with greater clarity.
2. More skillfully; more successfully; more competently; more perfectly.
3. Preferably; preferentially; rather; desirably.