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limited
Confined or restricted within certain limits:
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  1. Confined or restricted within certain limits:
  2. Of or designating a partnership in which the liability of certain of its partners is limited to the amount of their individual investments
  3. Brief; very short
unusual
More than usual.
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  1. More than usual.
  2. Not usual or common; rare; exceptional
  3. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
singular
Peculiar; strange; odd
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  1. Peculiar; strange; odd
  2. Exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable
  3. Strange or unusual:
extraordinary
Beyond what is ordinary or usual:
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  1. Beyond what is ordinary or usual:
  2. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
  3. Highly exceptional; remarkable:
sparse
Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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  1. Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
  2. Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
few
Not many; a small number of
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  1. Not many; a small number of
  2. Being more than one but indefinitely small in number:
scanty
Narrow; small; close
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  1. Narrow; small; close
  2. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent:
  3. Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
meager
Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.
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  1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.
  2. Having little flesh; lean.
  3. Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
short
(Phonet.) Articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration
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  1. (Phonet.) Articulated for a relatively short time; brief in duration
  2. Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
  3. Easily provoked; irascible:
expensive
Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
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  1. Requiring a large expenditure; costly.
  2. Marked by high prices:
  3. Requiring or involving much expense; high-priced; dear
precious
Very fastidious, overrefined, or affected, as in behavior, language, etc.
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  1. Very fastidious, overrefined, or affected, as in behavior, language, etc.
  2. Of high cost or worth; valuable:
  3. Of great desirability; held in high esteem
occasional
Created for a special occasion:
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  1. Created for a special occasion:
  2. Intended for use as the occasion requires:
  3. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent.
uncommon
Rare; not readily found; unusual
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  1. Rare; not readily found; unusual
  2. Wonderful; remarkable.
  3. Rare; not common or usual
isolated
Far from others or difficult to get to; remote:
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  1. Far from others or difficult to get to; remote:
  2. Having little in common with one's associates, family, etc.
  3. Characterized by little social contact:
scattered
Loosely distributed; strewn:
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  1. Loosely distributed; strewn:
  2. Not thinking clearly or in an organized fashion; unfocused.
  3. (Physics) Deflected. Used especially of radiation or particles.
infrequent
Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare:
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  1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare:
  2. Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space:
  3. Not frequent; happening seldom or at long intervals; rare; uncommon
deficient
Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
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  1. Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
  2. Inadequate in amount, quality, or degree; not sufficient
  3. Lacking an essential quality or element:
exceptional
Needing special attention or presenting a special problem, as in education, because mentally gifted or, esp., because mentally, physically, or emotionally handicapped
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  1. Needing special attention or presenting a special problem, as in education, because mentally gifted or, esp., because mentally, physically, or emotionally handicapped
  2. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  3. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
select
Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
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  1. Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
  2. Of special quality or value; choice:
  3. Singled out in preference; chosen:
matchless
Having no mate.
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  1. Having no mate.
  2. Having no match; without equal.
  3. Having no match or equal; unsurpassed:
superlative
Excessive or exaggerated
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  1. Excessive or exaggerated
  2. (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest.
  3. (Gram.) Designating or of the extreme degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs; expressing the greatest degree of the quality or attribute expressed by the positive degree: usually indicated by the suffix -est (hardest) or by the use of most with the positive form (most beautiful)
tenuous
Not substantial; slight; flimsy
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  1. Not substantial; slight; flimsy
  2. Having a thin consistency:
  3. Weak or insubstantial; flimsy:
light
Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
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  1. Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
  2. Not harsh or severe:
  3. Having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened:
rarefied
(Of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual.
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  1. (Of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual.
  2. Refined or esoteric:
  3. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; exclusive:
underdone
Not sufficiently cooked:
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  1. Not sufficiently cooked:
  2. Insufficiently cooked; undercooked
  3. Not cooked enough or thoroughly
red
Relating to or being a red state.
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  1. Relating to or being a red state.
  2. Having red hair
  3. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion:
bloody
Of, like, or containing blood
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  1. Of, like, or containing blood
  2. Covered or stained with blood; bleeding
  3. Having the red color of blood
infrequent
Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space:
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  1. Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space:
  2. Not frequent; not happening frequently.
  3. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare:
occasional
Created for a special occasion:
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  1. Created for a special occasion:
  2. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.
  3. Intended for use as the occasion requires:
scarce
Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get
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  1. Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get
  2. Hard to find; absent or rare:
  3. Not common; rarely seen
sporadic
Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order:
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  1. Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order:
  2. Rare and scattered in occurrence.
  3. Widely separated from others, scattered, or isolated in occurrence; appearing singly, apart, or in isolated instances
uncommon
Remarkable; exceptional
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  1. Remarkable; exceptional
  2. Wonderful; remarkable.
  3. Rare; not common or usual
unusual
More than usual.
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  1. More than usual.
  2. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
  3. Not usual or common; rare; exceptional
exceptional
Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
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  1. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
  2. Well above average; extraordinary:
  3. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
extraordinary
Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
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  1. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion:
  2. Going far beyond the ordinary degree, measure, limit, etc.; very unusual; exceptional; remarkable
  3. Highly exceptional; remarkable:
magnificent
Splendid in appearance; grand:
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  1. Splendid in appearance; grand:
  2. Grand or noble in thought or accomplishment; exalted:
  3. Beautiful in a grand or stately way; rich or sumptuous, as in construction, decoration, form, etc.
outstanding
Still in existence; not settled or resolved:
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  1. Still in existence; not settled or resolved:
  2. Noticeable or conspicuous:
  3. Prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
preeminent
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
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  1. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
remarkable
Worthy of remark or notice
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  1. Worthy of remark or notice
  2. Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary:
  3. Unusual; extraordinary
singular
Peculiar; strange; odd
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  1. Peculiar; strange; odd
  2. (Archaic) Existing apart from others; separate; individual
  3. Exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable
towering
Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.
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  1. Very tall or high, particularly used to denote something that is taller than anything around it.
  2. Very great, intense, influential, etc.
  3. Outstanding; preeminent:
uncommon
Remarkable; exceptional
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  1. Remarkable; exceptional
  2. Rare; not common or usual
  3. Strange; remarkable; extraordinary
unusual
More than usual.
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  1. More than usual.
  2. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
  3. Not usual or common; rare; exceptional
awesome
Expressing awe:
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  1. Expressing awe:
  2. (Slang) Wonderful; impressive; excellent
  3. (Slang) Remarkable; outstanding:
rarefied
Refined or esoteric:
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  1. Refined or esoteric:
  2. Belonging to or reserved for a small select group; exclusive:
  3. (Of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual.
thin
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
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  1. Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny:
  2. Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty:
  3. Watery:
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  • You have a rare ability among our kind.

  • He let a rare smile cross his face.

  • She was also able to turn objects into something else, a rare talent.

  • The table was decorated with rare and beautiful plants and flowers.

  • "He looks so un-dead-dead," Death said, a rare trace of interest in her sweet voice.

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