The Clue
Barely done (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RARE
Tags
Notes
The answer RARE is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Choice
Distinctive
Endangered
Exceptional
Recherché
Reddish
Remarkable
Scarce
Singular
Special
Uncommon
Unusual
Unwonted
Adjective for cerium
Almost unique
Burger order
Choice for steak
Coin grade
Hard to find
Highly unusual
Like praseodymium
Not common
Order to a chef
Sought by bibliomaniacs
Steak order
Very unusual
Like certain books
Like a compliant cat
Like no-hitters
Like white elephants
Like the whooping crane
Nearly unique in the world
"O ___ Ben Jonson!"
Like proverbial hen's teeth
Like a total solar eclipse
Seen once in a blue moon
Definition
RARE as an adjective:
1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
2. recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
3. not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
4. (rare, uncommon) = marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
5. (rare, rarefied, rarified) = having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
6. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"