Rarely

/ˈɹɛːli/ · adverb

Meaning

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often..

Definitions by Sense

1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
2. Unusually well; excellently.
3. To a rare degree; very.

Example Sentences

We rarely go to the theatre.

Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.

You have to give them credit, rarely does a character appeal equally to four-year-old children and middle-aged aunts posting tepid jokes and fake Oscar Wilde quotes on their timelines.

After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.

I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.

others speake very honourably of his life and death, and in all other circumstances declare him to have beene a most excellent and rarely virtuous man.

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Word Forms

• rarelier
• more rarely
• rareliest
• most rarely

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