Thesaurus: rare

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1. a. Early.
2. superl. Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
3. superl. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
4. superl. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
5. superl. Thinly scattered; dispersed.
6. superl. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
7. adj. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
8. adj. recurring only at long intervals
9. adj. not widely distributed
10. adj. having low density
11. adj. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
12. adj. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside