English to English
rare
(r/(@)/r
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adjective (a)
- Early.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness(adj.all)Example:
A rare word.
Rare books.
source: wordnet30 - recurring only at long intervals(adj.all)Example:
A rare appearance.
Total eclipses are rare events.
source: wordnet30 - not widely distributed(adj.all)Example:
Rare herbs.
Rare patches of green in the desert.
source: wordnet30 - marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind(adj.all)Example:
What is so rare as a day in June.
A rare skill.
source: wordnet30 - (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside(adj.all)Example:
Rare roast beef.
source: wordnet30