adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   comparative form of often: more often comparative, form-of

   "A street in Constantinople is a picture which one ought to see once—not oftener."

Adverb

1. 1
   more often or more frequently wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

frequentlyusuallya lotoftentimesa great dealagain and again

Example

More examples

"Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings."

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