Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adverb
- on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I’m rarely late for appointments.
- exceptionally; in an unusual degree.
- unusually or remarkably well; excellent.
adverb
- hardly ever; seldomI’m rarely in town these days
- to an unusual degree; exceptionally
- dialect uncommonly well; excellentlyhe did rarely at market yesterday
1550s, from rare (adj.1) + -ly (2). “Seldom, not often;” also “finely, excellently.”