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      rarely
      adverb
      Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
      To a rare degree; very.
      Unusually well; excellently.
      Roots
      rarusrar- · Latin · thin, sparse
      Synonyms for rarely
      seldomadvinfrequentlyadvhardlyadvuncommonadjsparselyadvscarcelyadvuncommonlyadvunusuallyadv
      Words related to rarely
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