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December 23, 2017 Word of the Day

rarely /ˈreɚli/ adverb
rarely
/ˈreɚli/
adverb
The girl rarely cleans her room.
The girl rarely cleans her room.
Definition of RARELY

[more rarely; most rarely]

: not very often

  • She rarely talks about her past.

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

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

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