rarely, seldom
(adverb) not often; “we rarely met”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seldom (comparative more seldom or seldomer, superlative most seldom or seldomest)
Infrequently, rarely.
Synonyms: barely, hardly, rarely, scarcely, infrequently, seldomly, Thesaurus:occasionally
Antonyms: often, frequently, Thesaurus:often
• It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never. Compare he seldom ever plays tennis with he almost never plays tennis.
• The form seldomly, derived from the (now archaic) adjectival use, exists, but has not gained widespread acceptance.
seldom (comparative more seldom or seldomer, superlative most seldom or seldomest)
(archaic) Rare; infrequent.
Synonyms: geason, uncommon, Thesaurus:rare
• lesdom, models, somdel
Source: Wiktionary
Sel"dom, adv. [Usually, compar. More seldom (; superl. Most seldom (; but sometimes also, Seldomer (, Seldomest.] Etym: [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw. sällan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.]
Definition: Rarely; not often; not frequently. Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.
Sel"dom, a.
Definition: Rare; infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger." Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
