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Oftener

Often \Of"ten\ ([o^]f"'n; 115), adv. [Compar. Oftener ([o^]f"'n*[~e]r); superl. Oftenest.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See Oft., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom.

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oftener

adv. more often

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oftener

adv. more often or more frequently

Usage examples of "oftener".

I have a hunch, too, that old Doc Twitchell closed that switch oftener than he admitted .

Worse, there would be places in the mountains where I would have to unshackle the wagons, move them one at a time to a more open place go back for each wagon left behind, bring it up-a process that would take twice as long for a three-wagon train as for a two-wagon one, and would happen oftener, even much oftener, with three wagons than with two.

The higher we got, the oftener we encountered rivulets, water that never reached the prairie in so dry a year.

Worse, there would be places in the mountains where I would have to unshackle the wagons, move them one at a time to a more open place— go back for each wagon left behind, bring it up—a process that would take twice as long for a three-wagon train as for a two-wagon one, and would happen oftener, even much oftener, with three wagons than with two.

The higher we got, the oftener we encountered rivu­lets, water that never reached the prairie in so dry a year.