rarely
Use Rarely in a sentence
li adverb
1.
on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom: I'm rarely late for appointments.
2.
exceptionally; in an unusual degree.
3.
unusually or remarkably well; excellent.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | hardly ever; seldom: I'm rarely in town these days |
| 2. | to an unusual degree; exceptionally |
| 3. | dialect uncommonly well; excellently: he did rarely at market yesterday |
| usage Since rarely means hardly ever, one should not say something rarely ever happens | |
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Rarely
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
Nudibranchs' colorful lives are short, lasting less than a month in some cases, and rarely more than a year.
To date, they have rarely leveraged this potential, instead subsidizing unnecessary business relocations and stadia building.
The light is always at the beginning of the tunnel, rarely at the end.
It is difficult for researchers to enter a school to study teacher behavior, and they rarely do so.
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