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rarely

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛːli/

The English word “rarely” has 3 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
  2. Unusually well; excellently.
  3. To a rare degree; very.

Etymology

From rare + -ly.

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