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rarely

/ˈɹɛːli/
adverb
  1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

    "Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river."

  2. Unusually well; excellently.

  3. To a rare degree; very.

Synonymsbarely, hardly, infrequently, once in a while, scarcely, seldom
Antonymsfrequently, often, usually

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