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rarely meaning

EN[ˈɹɛːli]
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    Definition of rarely in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMrarelierCOMmore rarelySUPrareliestSUPmost rarelySUF-ly
    1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
      1. We rarely go to the theatre.
      2. Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.
    2. Unusually well; excellently.
      1. To a rare degree; very.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • They have the power to make things happen, see the future, and kill off bad guys, but they rarely have the superstrength of Superman, which would make them too unfeminine.
          • According to experts, a single line of text should rarely exceed about 50 characters (including letters and all the spaces between words).
          • The captain rarely referred to his wardroom for advice, and this lead to their malcontent.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adverbs
          • Time adverbs
            • Frequency adverbs
          • Morphemes
            • Suffixes
              • Words by suffix
                • Words suffixed with -ly

          Other Vocabulary

          Look-Alike Words
          1. en barely
          2. en rarefy
          3. en yarely
          4. en rarety
          5. en warely
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of rarely for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "rarely" is an adverb, more specifically, a time adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
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