rarely
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rarely
- /ˈɹɛːli/ UK
- /ˈɹɛəɹli/ US
- /ɹɛli/ Multicultural London English
- /ɹeə.liː/
- /ɹeəɹ(ᵊ)liː/
Sounds like really · Rhymes with (UK) -ɛːli, (US) -ɛəɹli
Where it comes from
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English rare
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English rarely
From rare + -ly.
adverb rarelier · more rarely · rareliest · most rarely
- 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.
Similar: barely, hardly, infrequently, once in a while, seldom, sporadically, scarcely, rarely, seldomly, uncommonly, unoften
