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rarely.

Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɹɛːli/UK/ˈɹɛəɹli/US/ɹɛli/Multicultural-London-English/ɹeə.liː/
  1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

    We rarely go to the theatre.
    Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.
  2. Unusually well; excellently.

    After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.
  3. To a rare degree; very.

    I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rare Middle English -ly English -ly English rarely From rare + -ly.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.