Deviant and Rare

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Deviant adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: some studies show that many violent criminals begin exhibiting deviant behavior in early childhood

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Rare and deviant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rare" instead an adjective "Deviant".

Nearby Words: deviate, deviation, deviance

Rare adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

Usage example: even among the prize-winning roses, this one is a rare beauty

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Deviant and rare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviant" instead an adjective "Rare".

Nearby Words: rarity, rarely, rareness

Deviant Universe: While romance is rare because of its Super Hero focus, there is the occasional Human/Demon relationship.

Source: Interspecies Romance / Web Comics
In Dinner at Deviant's Palace, the protagonist uses the pseudonym "Pogo Possum" at one point, knowing that it won't ring any bells with anyone who doesn't share his rare hobby of reading books from before The End of the World as We Know It.

Source: Character Name Alias

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