rarely

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹɛəɹli/ UK /ˈɹɛːli/ See IPA manual

Freq #5491

Meanings

1

adv
Not often; almost never.

We rarely go to the theatre.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · not often; almost never. seldom

More barely hardly infrequently scarcely seldomly sporadically uncommonly unoften

Opposites

frequently often usually

Word family

Related forms frequency rareness rarity

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Phrases (1)

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rarely used
employed or put into service only infrequently

Adverb + adjective

Proverbs (1)

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Well-behaved women rarely make history

Etymology

From rare + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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