Rarely
11rarely — adverb not often: She very rarely complains. | This method is rarely used in modern laboratories. see rare …
12rarely */*/*/ — UK [ˈreə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈrerlɪ] adverb not often a performance using rarely heard instruments from around the world My mother very rarely wears jewellery …
13rarely — /rair lee/, adv. 1. on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I m rarely late for appointments. 2. exceptionally; in an unusual degree. 3. unusually or remarkably well; excellent. [1515 25; RARE1 + LY] * * * …
14rarely — adverb /reəli/ a) Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. We rarely go to the theatre. b) In a rare manner or degree …
15rarely — adverb we rarely leave the house in the winter Syn: seldom, infrequently, hardly ever, hardly, scarcely, not often; once in a while, now and then, occasionally; informal once in a blue moon Ant: often …
16rarely*/*/ — [ˈreəli] adv not often Ant: frequently My mother very rarely wears jewellery.[/ex] …
17rarely — /ˈrɛəli/ (say rairlee) adverb 1. on rare occasions; infrequently; in few instances: he is rarely late. 2. exceptionally; in an unusual degree. 3. unusually or remarkably well; excellently …
18rarely, rarely ever — Rarely means seldom, infrequently, not often : She rarely goes to the movies. The phrase rarely ever is wordy, unidiomatic, and illogical. Instead of saying She rarely ever sings, say She rarely sings or She hardly ever sings or She sings rarely …
19rarely/seldom if ever — used as a more forceful way to say “rarely” or “seldom” I have seldom if ever been so embarrassed. ◇ Rarely if ever and seldom if ever can be written both with or without commas Such radical opinions have rarely, if ever, been heard here before …
20rarely/seldom ever — almost never : ↑rarely We seldom ever dine out these days. She rarely ever drinks wine. ◇ Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrase are common in speech and in informal writing. • • • …
