Rarely vs Rarely - What's the difference?
rarely | rarely |
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
Unusually well; excellently.
To a rare degree; very.
*, II.32:
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
Unusually well; excellently.
To a rare degree; very.
*, II.32:
As adverbs the difference between rarely and rarely
is that rarely is not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often while rarely is not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.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.
Usage notes
It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never. * Compare We rarely ever go to the theatre.'' with ''We almost never go to the theatre.Synonyms
* barely * hardly * infrequently * once in a while * seldom * sporadically * scarcelyAntonyms
* frequently, usually, oftenReferences
* * English frequency adverbsrarely
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.