fre·quent·ly

[free-kwuhnt-lee]
adverb
often; many times; at short intervals.

Origin:
1525–35; frequent + -ly


repeatedly. See often.
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frequent
 
adj
1.  recurring at short intervals
2.  constant or habitual
 
vb
3.  (tr) to visit repeatedly or habitually
 
[C16: from Latin frequēns numerous; perhaps related to Latin farcīre to stuff]
 
fre'quentable
 
adj
 
fre'quenter
 
n
 
'frequently
 
adv
 
'frequentness
 
n

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Frequently is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

frequently
1530s, from frequent + -ly (2).
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Example sentences
As science has long demonstrated, eyewitness accounts are frequently riddled with errors.
The result was a disaster for employees, who were frequently not paid or paid in goods, not rubles.
Network operators frequently try to solve the challenge by increasing resources, but that strategy is often insufficient.
Because tomatoes are finicky-frequently attacked by viruses, fungi and insects-large-scale tomato farming took root in.
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