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Seldom

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WordDefinition
rarelyNot occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

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WordDefinition
frequentlyAt frequent intervals.
oftentimes(chiefly US, elsewhere archaic) Frequently; often.
oftenFrequently; many times on different occasions.
ofttimes(chiefly US, uncommon) (elsewhere, archaic) Often, frequently.
oftnoun(chiefly poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely

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WordDefinition
rarelyNot occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
infrequentlyNot frequently.
occasionallyOn occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
everAt any time.
rarenounVery uncommon; scarce.
frequentlyAt frequent intervals.
oftenFrequently; many times on different occasions.
uncommonlyTo an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
commonlyAs a rule; frequently; usually.
scarcely(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
barely(not comparable, degree) By a small margin.
notNegates the meaning of the modified verb.
neverAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
sparinglyIn a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
lessTo a smaller extent or degree.
hardly(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
thinlyIn a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
littleNot much.
sparselyIn a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.
bitnoun(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.

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