ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unseldom

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ʌnˈsɛldəm/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Unseldom is an adverb meaning (literary) Not seldom; frequently, regularly.

Meaning

(literary) Not seldom; frequently, regularly.

Example Sentences

When Mr. Collins said any thing of which his wife might reasonably be ashamed, which certainly was not unseldom, she involuntarily turned her eye on Charlotte.
Mulai Abdul Aziz was, at the time of his succession (1894), about twelve or thirteen years of age. He was a younger son of the late Sultan, for Islamic thrones do not necessarily descend by primogeniture. It is not unseldom a brother who succeeds, and at times even more distant relations.
For as was the land, such was the art of it while folk yet troubled themselves about such things; it strove little to impress people either by pomp or ingenuity: not unseldom it fell into commonplace, rarely it rose into majesty; yet was it never oppressive, never a slave’s nightmare or an insolent boast: and at its best it had an inventiveness, an individuality, that grander styles have never overpassed: […]

Synonyms for unseldom

Depending on context, synonyms include unoften, feelefold, frequently, manifold, oft, often.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oftenly, habitually, seldomly, seldom, oftentimes, regular.

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