Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rarely \Rare"ly\, adv.
   1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things
      rarely seen.

   2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d {Rare}, 2.

            The person who played so rarely on the flageolet.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

            The rest of the spartments are rarely gilded.
                                                  --Evelyn.

Source : WordNet®

rarely
     adv : not often; "we rarely met" [syn: {seldom}] [ant: {frequently}]