Dictionary
rar•e•fied
Pronunciation: (râr'u-fīd"), [key]—
adj.
1. extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted:
the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium.
2. of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group; select; esoteric:
rarefied tastes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.