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rarely

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rare·ly  (rârl)
adv.
1. Not often; infrequently: "The truth is rarely pure and never simple" (Oscar Wilde).
2. In an unusual degree; exceptionally.
3. With uncommon excellence.
Usage Note: Strictly speaking, the use of ever after rarely and seldom is redundant; She rarely ever watches television adds nothing to She rarely watches television. In an earlier survey a large majority of the Usage Panel found this construction unacceptable in formal writing. But ever has been used as an intensive with rarely for several hundred years, and the construction is common in informal contexts. By contrast, the constructions rarely (or seldom) if ever and rarely (or seldom) or never are perfectly acceptable: She rarely if ever watches television. She rarely or never watches television. See Usage Notes at hardly, redundancy.

rarely [ˈrɛəlɪ]
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.rarely - not often; "we rarely met"
frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes - many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"

rarely
adverb seldom, hardly, almost never, hardly ever, little, once in a while, infrequently, on rare occasions, once in a blue moon, only now and then, scarcely ever I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.
seldom often, commonly, usually, regularly, frequently
Translations
rarely [ˈrɛəlɪ] ADVcasi nunca, rara vez, raramente
that rarely happenscasi nunca or rara vez sucede eso
that method is rarely satisfactoryese método no es satisfactorio casi nunca
it is rarely found hereaquí se encuentra con poca frecuencia

rarely [ˈrɛərli] advrarement

rarely
advselten

rarely [ˈrɛəlɪ] advdi rado, raramente
rarely [ˈrɛəlɪ] advdi rado, raramente

rarely نادرا zřídka sjældent selten σπανίως casi nunca, ocasionalmente harvoin rarement rijetko raramente めったに・・・しない 드물게 zelden sjelden rzadko raramente редко sällan นานๆครั้ง nadiren hiếm khi 很少地


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Quintillian's (11) judgment on Hesiod that `he rarely rises to great heights.
When Claude and Quasimodo went out together, which frequently happened, and when they were seen traversing in company, the valet behind the master, the cold, narrow, and gloomy streets of the block of Notre-Dame, more than one evil word, more than one ironical quaver, more than one insulting jest greeted them on their way, unless Claude Frollo, which was rarely the case, walked with head upright and raised, showing his severe and almost august brow to the dumbfounded jeerers.
Whatever might have been the weaknesses of the original colonists, their virtues have rarely been disputed.
 
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