English words for '(uncommon) For whatever reason.'
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adj
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- radically distinctive and without equal
- the single one of its kind
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
noun
noun
- A rarity.
- (journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
- Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
adj
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (medicine, pathology) Small in number (but not unusual); infrequent; sparse.
- (cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- (UK, slang) Good; enjoyable.
- recurring only at long intervals
- not widely distributed
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- having low density
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
noun
verb
adj
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- distinct or separate
- distinctly separate from the first
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
adv
noun
noun
- A rarity.
- (journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.
- Something useless on which time or effort is wasted.
adj
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- radically distinctive and without equal
- the single one of its kind
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
noun
adj
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (medicine, pathology) Small in number (but not unusual); infrequent; sparse.
- (cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- (UK, slang) Good; enjoyable.
- recurring only at long intervals
- not widely distributed
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- having low density
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
noun
verb
adj
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- distinct or separate
- distinctly separate from the first
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree