Oftentimes
/ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Frequently; often. US, not-comparable
"But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]"
Adverb
- 1 many times at short intervals wordnet
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More examples"Oftentimes code will start to smell."
Etymology
Inherited from the Middle English oftentymes; equivalent to oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.