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rarely
01
on a very infrequent basis
Examples
She rarely eats sweets, preferring fruit instead.
He rarely speaks in meetings unless asked directly.
02
with exceptional skill or excellence
Old useExamples
The bard rarely composed verses that moved the entire court.
You paint rarely, like the old masters themselves.
2.1
extremely or extraordinarily
Examples
The garden was rarely beautiful in the moonlight.
A rarely honest man, he refused all bribes.
Lexical Tree
rarely
rare
