rare
adj.adj. not happening very often, or something that is hard to find. It also describes meat that is cooked for a short time so it stays red inside.
adj. occurring infrequently or in low density; not commonly encountered. In a culinary context, it refers to meat cooked briefly to retain a red, moist interior.
It is rare to see snow in this part of the country.
The collector spent years searching for a rare stamp to complete his set from the nineteenth century.
While the species was once abundant across the plains, it has become increasingly rare due to habitat fragmentation and the encroachment of urban development.
Gradable adjective; can be used with 'very' or 'extremely'.
a rare meatrare meatWhen describing how meat is cooked, the word is used as a predicative adjective or a modifier for an uncountable noun; 'a rare' usually implies a rare object or event.