rarest

noun

(gaming) A scarce or uncommon item.

verb

(US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.

(US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.

adjective

Very uncommon; scarce.

(medicine, pathology) Small in number (but not unusual); infrequent; sparse.

(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.

(UK, slang) Good; enjoyable.

(of a gas) Thin; of low density.

(obsolete) Early.

Roots

rarusrar- · Latin · thin, sparse

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