Definitions for rarely
ˈrɛər lirarely

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rarely, seldom(adverb)

   not often

   "we rarely met"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rarely(Adverb)

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

2. rarely(Adverb)

   Unusually well; excellently.

3. rarely(Adverb)

   To a rare degree; very.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rarely(adverb)

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

2. Rarely(adverb)

   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

How to pronounce rarely?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Photographer Zack Arias ':

   Rarely do I see someone looking at their device happy, maybe we should de-vice ourselves, as in ridding ourselves from them just a little bit.

2. David Goldman:

   They rarely want to give up their guns.

3. Alexander Pope:

   Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

4. New York:

   He rarely loses his temper.

5. Maureen Dowd, New York Times, January 10, 2005:

   It is a lesson never learned: Matters of state and the heart that start with a lie rarely end well.

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