adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Seldom; rarely. proscribed, rare, sometimes

   "the universally felt, yet seldomly acknowledged truth […]"

Synonyms

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infrequentlyonce in a blue moononce in a purple moonrarelyscarcelyseldom

Antonyms

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often

Example

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"the universally felt, yet seldomly acknowledged truth […]"

Etymology

From Middle English seldomly; equivalent to seldom + -ly.

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