INFREQUENTLY

infrequently

(adverb) not many times; “in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

infrequently (comparative more infrequently, superlative most infrequently)

Not frequently.

Synonyms

• seldom

Antonyms

• frequently

• often

Source: Wiktionary


In*fre"quent*ly, adv.

Definition: Not frequently; rarely.

INFREQUENT

In*fre"quent, a. Etym: [L. infrquens : cf.F. infrequent. See In- not, and Frequent.]

Definition: Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual. The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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