ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Oftener

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Oftener is an adverb meaning comparative form of often: more often.

Meaning

comparative form of often: more often.

Example Sentences

A street in Constantinople is a picture which one ought to see once—not oftener.
The heavy duty carburetor oil bath cleaner oil should be changed and the oil reservoir cleaned every 5,000 miles or oftener if driving conditions warrant.
There were more sheebeens in Inverara than churches, which of course was natural enough, for alcohol cannot be put into a condensed state like the Grace of God, to be consumed on or off the premises. It takes up more space and has to be consumed in greater bulk and oftener in order to produce the desired effect.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include err, pardonable, withal, than, incommunicable, profounder.

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