Oftentimes

//ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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. 1
    many times at short intervals wordnet

Synonyms

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frequentlyagain and againcommonlyfrequentlyhabituallymuch

Antonyms

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seldom

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"Oftentimes code will start to smell."

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English oftentymes; equivalent to oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.

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