| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Rarely occurring or appearing: infrequent, occasional, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual. Idioms: few and far between. See USUAL. 2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon, unusual. Informal : standout. Slang : awesome, out of sight. See BETTER, USUAL. 3. Marked by great diffusion of component particles: rarefied, thin. See TIGHTEN.
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