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  • 61rare — W2S3 [reə US rer] adj comparative rarer superlative rarest [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: rarus] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: rear lightly cooked (15 19 centuries), from Old English hrer] 1.) …

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  • 62half-baked — (adj.) 1620s as underdone; 1855 in sense of silly …

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  • 63overdone — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)dʌ̱n[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If food is overdone, it has been spoiled by being cooked for too long. The meat was overdone and the vegetables disappointing. Syn: overcooked Ant: underdone 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that… …

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  • 64rare — a. 1. Sparse, thinly scattered. 2. Thin, subtile. 3. Uncommon, infrequent, scarce, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, unusual. 4. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable. 5. Underdone, imperfectly… …

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  • 65done — 1 the past participle of do 1 2 adjective (not before noun, no comparative) 1 FINISHED finished or completed: The job s nearly done. | As soon as I m done I ll give you a call. | over and done with (=completely finished): I ll be glad when this… …

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  • 66overdone — adjective cooked too much: The beef was overdone. compare underdone …

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  • 67done — adjective 1) the job is done Syn: finished, ended, concluded, complete, completed, accomplished, achieved, fulfilled, discharged, executed; informal wrapped up, sewn up, polished off Ant: incomplete 2) …

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  • 68overdone — adjective 1) the flattery was overdone Syn: excessive, too much, undue, immoderate, inordinate, disproportionate, inflated, overstated, overworked, exaggerated, overemphasized, overenthusiastic, overeffusive; informal a bit much, over the top Ant …

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  • 69rare — adj 1. uncommon, unusual, uncustomary, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unwonted, unique; singular, exceptional, out of the ordinary, noteworthy, notable, distinctive, atypical, individual; unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented, unheard of, recherchd; …

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  • 70overdone — [ˌəʊvəˈdʌn] adj cooked for too long Ant: underdone …

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