[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rarely \rare"ly\ r^ar"ly^, adv.
   1. in a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things
      rarely seen.
      1913 webster

   2. finely; excellently; with rare skill. see 3d rare, 2.
      1913 webster

            the person who played so rarely on the flageolet.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

            the rest of the apartments are rarely gilded.
                                                  --evelyn.
      1913 webster
see also:
rare 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rarely
     adv : not often; "we rarely met" syn: seldom ant: frequently
see also:
seldom frequently 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "rarely":
   abnormally, at infrequent intervals, exiguously, extremely, hardly,
   hardly ever, here and there, in places, in spots, incredibly,
   infrequently, little, meagerly, not often, piddlingly, scantily,
   scarcely, scarcely ever, scrimpily, seldom, seldom if ever,
   skimpily, sparsely, sparsim, spottily, stingily, uncommon,
   uncommonly, uncustomarily, unexpectedly, unfrequently, unnaturally,
   unoften, unordinarily, unusually, very seldom

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