'Rarely' definitions:
Definition of 'rarely'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Not often; "we rarely met" [syn: rarely, seldom] [ant: frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes]
Definition of 'Rarely'
From: GCIDE
- Rarely \Rare"ly\ (r[^a]r"l[y^]), adv.
- 1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things rarely seen. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d Rare, 2. [1913 Webster]
- The person who played so rarely on the flageolet. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- The rest of the apartments are rarely gilded. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rarely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormally,
- at infrequent intervals,
- exiguously,
- extremely,
- hardly,
- hardly ever,
- here and there,
- in places,
- in spots,
- incredibly,
- infrequently,
- little,
- meagerly,
- not often,
- piddlingly,
- scantily,
- scarcely,
- scarcely ever,
- scrimpily,
- seldom,
- seldom if ever,
- skimpily,
- sparsely,
- sparsim,
- spottily,
- stingily,
- uncommon,
- uncommonly,
- uncustomarily,
- unexpectedly,
- unfrequently,
- unnaturally,
- unoften,
- unordinarily,
- unusually,
- very seldom