Occasional vs Rarely - What's the difference?
occasional | rarely |
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time.
Not very often.
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Created for a specific occasion.
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
Unusually well; excellently.
To a rare degree; very.
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As an adjective occasional
is occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time.As an adverb rarely is
not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.occasional
English
Adjective
(-)citation, passage=The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.}}
Derived terms
{{der3, occasionally , occasional table}}rarely
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- We rarely go to the theatre.
- Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.
- others speake very honourably of his life and death, and in all other circumstances declare him to have beene a most excellent and rarely virtuous man.
