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rarely
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Word definitions for rarely in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE used ▪ There was a silver cigarette lighter in the desk drawer, he remembered, rarely used now that he'd almost given up. ▪ It is also the most expensive, the least popular and the most rarely used . ▪ An Inhibition ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rarely \Rare"ly\ (r[^a]r"l[y^]), adv. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare , 2. The person who played so rarely on the flageolet. --Sir W. Scott. The rest of the apartments ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1550s, from rare (adj.1) + -ly (2). "Seldom, not often;" also "finely, excellently."
Usage examples of rarely.
But it is very rarely that a Marie Bashkirtsev or Margot Asquith lets down the veils which conceal the acroamatic doctrine of the other sex.
The eastern Finns, for instance, whose lofty heart disease rates convinced Ancel Keys and a generation of researchers of the evils of fat, live within 500 kilometers of the Arctic Circle and rarely see fresh produce or a green vegetable.
The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen.
The Archdeacon was considering that he had, in fact, never been able to find out anything about a certain rarely used chalice at Fardles.
The methods of assaying are mainly those of analytical chemistry, and are limited by various practical considerations to the determination of the constituents of a small parcel, which is frequently only a few grains, and rarely more than a few ounces, in weight.
He had a fortune riding on it, and though he was certain it was spectacular, critics had their heads up their asses most of the time and rarely understood the entertainment potential of an action-spy thriller.
The commonly associated defects are: More or less completely septate bladder, atresia ani, or more rarely double anus, double urethra, increased breadth of the bony pelvis with defect of the symphysis pubis, and possibly duplication of the lower end of the spine, and hernia of some of the abdominal contents into a perineal pouch.
The males pulled at the leather which bound them, attempting to break free, yet those bound by Midanna rarely find escape easily accomplished.
I know that the austere language of truth is rarely welcomed near the throne but I also know that it is because it is so rarely heard that revolutions become necessary.
Blackhawke had light sloops called balandras specially built in his home port of Plymouth and rarely had trouble overtaking even the fastest quarry.
The young man had become a legend to the beleaguered refugees, their leader of sorts, though he was rarely among them, and even more rarely ever spoke to any of them.
Rarely does it occur to Bev that she has no good reason to compete with a woman Jay fantasizes about chopping up and feeding to the alligators and crawfish in the bayou outside their door.
The three men tramped stolidly along, the two novices imitating as best they could the angular gait, as of one who rarely stretched his legs, and the blindish carriage of the charcoal-burner.
It very rarely happens, however, that direct bribery is supposed to influence such appointments.
The service can be erratic and buses are sometimes delayed, but there is a stop at the end of the road and I rarely have to wait more than five minutes.