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Definition of Rarely
1. Adverb. Not often. "We rarely met"
Definition of Rarely
1. adv. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen.
Definition of Rarely
1. Adverb. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Adverb. Unusually well; excellently. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
3. Adverb. To a rare degree; very. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rarely
1. not often [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rarely
Literary usage of Rarely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Trees or shrubs: leaves usually alternate, pinnate or rarely simple: flowers
bisexual, rarely unisexual, panicled; sepals 4-5, usually partly connate, ..."
2. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1898)
"The However, except by way of rare exception, the men of the rarely has ...
The consequence is that they rarely come before the courts as co-plaintiffs. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In practice, the assessments are rarely made except equally against all. ...
Real estate mortgages are rarely taken, except to protect endangered claims. ..."
4. The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Verse and Prose, Now First Brought by John Todhunter, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Harry Buxton Forman (1880)
"I. rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight! Wherefore hast thou left me
now Many a day and night ? Many a weary night and day 'Tis since thou art ..."
5. Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. by George Bentham, Ferdinand von Mueller (1866)
"Œ. Calyx-tube adnate to the ovary at the base or up to the insertion of the rarely
3 or more than 5, lobes or teeth, or reduced to a narrow border, ..."
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