seldomly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɛldəmli/ UK /ˈsɛldəmli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv on rare occasions; not often (nonstandard variant of seldom) He seldomly spoke, but when he did, everyone listened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · on rare occasions; not... seldomrarelyinfrequentlyoccasionally ↔ Opposites oftenfrequentlyalwaysregularly Word family Related forms seldom Etymology AI details A nonstandard 'seldom' + '-ly'; 'seldom' is from Old English 'seldan' ('rarely'), from Proto-Germanic *selda- ('rare, strange'). seldan Old English *seldaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # seldomly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛldəmli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛldəmli/ ## Meanings 1. on rare occasions; not often (nonstandard variant of seldom) ## Examples - He seldomly spoke, but when he did, everyone listened. ## Synonyms - seldom - rarely - infrequently - occasionally ## Antonyms - often - frequently - always - regularly ## Related Forms - seldom ## Roots and Affixes - Root: seldan - Root: *seldaz ## Etymology A nonstandard 'seldom' + '-ly'; 'seldom' is from Old English 'seldan' ('rarely'), from Proto-Germanic *selda- ('rare, strange'). ## AI Etymology Seldomly is from a nonstandard 'seldom' + '-ly'; 'seldom' is from Old English 'seldan' ('rarely'), from Proto-Germanic *selda- ('rare, strange'). The historical chain includes Old English seldan and Proto-Germanic *seldaz. Older glosses in the chain include "seldom", "-ly", "seldan", and "rarely", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, seldomly is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "on rare occasions; not often (nonstandard variant of seldom)". related forms include seldom. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown