rarely
/ˈɹɛəɹli/
adverb
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
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Adverb 3 meanings
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
“We rarely go to the theatre.”
Unusually well; excellently.
“After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.”
To a rare degree; very.
“I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From rare + -ly.
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RARELY at a glance
RARELY has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,454 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rarely
All rhymes- LIKELY13
- COMPLETELY19
- ABSOLUTELY15
- IMMEDIATELY19
- DEFINITELY17
- EXTREMELY21
- LOVELY12
- ENTIRELY11
- RELATIVELY16
- APPROXIMATELY29
- UNFORTUNATELY19
- LARGELY11
One letter away
- BARELY11
- YARELY12
- RAREFY12
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