rarely

Definition

  • adverb: not very often
  • adverb: not often
  • synonyms: seldom, once in a while, barely

Examples

  • These machines only need to be fixed very 'rarely'. = These machines 'rarely' need to be fixed.

  • Such radical opinions have 'rarely', 'if ever', been heard here before.

  • The temperature 'rarely' [='seldom'] drops below freezing here.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Point in fact, I despise you. But that shouldn't suggest that I don't respect you. Dying in our sleep is a luxury that our kind is rarely afforded. My gift to you. For fuck's sake. Hello, Bill. What's her condition? Comatose. (..)
    2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1