Rare

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1. Adjective

Early.

2. Adjective form

Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

3. Adjective form

Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

4. Adjective form

Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

5. Adjective form

Thinly scattered; dispersed.

6. Adjective form

Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

7. Adjective

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June" - J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
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