Definitions for rarely
ˈrɛər lirare·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rarely, seldomadverb

   not often

   "we rarely met"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. rarelyadverb

   Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

2. rarelyadverb

   Unusually well; excellently.

3. rarelyadverb

   To a rare degree; very.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rarelyadverb

   Etymology: from rare.

   1. Seldom; not often; not frequently.

   Rarely they rise by virtue’s aid, who lie
   Plung’d in the depth of helpless poverty. John Dryden, Juven.

   Vanessa in her bloom,
   Advanc’d like Atalanta’s star,
   But rarely seen, and seen from far. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

   2. Finely; nicely; accurately.

   How rarely does it meet with this time’s guise,
   When man was will’d to love his enemies. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rarely

   Rarely refers to an event or action that does not occur often, infrequently, seldom, or not regularly. It is an adverb used to express the infrequency of a particular circumstance or event.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rarelyadverb

   in a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen

2. Rarelyadverb

   finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rarely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2399

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rarely' in Adverbs Frequency: #196

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce rarely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rarely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rarely in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rarely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of rarely in a Sentence

1. B. J. Gupta:

   Organizations rarely progress in absence of well defined codes of conduct and system to ensure that these are strictly adhered to. Same is true for society.

2. President Nancy Hagans:

   Voting on whether to ratify a contract is a key component of union democracy. Just like in any democracy, there is rarely 100 percent consensus.

3. Mary Ellen Barnes:

   Powerlessness is not a helpful message for women to embrace, aA focuses on drinking as the problem and keeps people focused on that. Drinking is rarely the problem — it is the symptom of things that are not working somewhere in your life, and you are medicating with alcohol rather than addressing the real issues.

4. Thomas Maligno:

   Families very rarely can take on the extra money of an SBA loan.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   Nonconformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rarely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rarely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rarely
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rarely
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rarely