rare

Meaning

1. Very uncommon; scarce.
2. Thin; of low density.
3. (slang) Good; enjoyable.

in short supply

half-cooked

half-done

difficult to obtain

half-roasted

met with occasionally

not luxuriant

of few leaves

scaree

not often

a few times

small quantity

strange thing

half done. pale

very precious

famous and precious

half-burnt

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛə(ɹ)/

From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon”), from Latin rārus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“friable, thin”). Replaced native Middle English gesen (“rare, scarce”) (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld (“rare, uncommon”) (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldscene (“rare, rarely seen, infrequent”) (from Old English seldsēne).

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