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Definition of seldomly in English: seldomlyadverbˈsɛldəmliˈseldəmlē Not often; rarely. she has another sister, Sandra, but I seldomly see her he's one of those artists that come along very seldomly Example sentencesExamples - The important tips of "look right, left and right again" before crossing the road are seldomly followed.
- After James inherited the English crown on the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the place was used seldomly.
- My experience shows that these discussions can be interesting but they seldomly lead to any results.
- Of course the world of news is a frenetic, busy world, that seldomly pauses to consider itself.
- Very seldomly do I see people smoking anywhere outside of those areas.
- Seldomly do you come about a debut album that is this impressive.
- We have seldomly seen an artist who can express a typical mood, pose or sentiment so poignantly and charmingly with what looks like a few simple shapes and ink lines.
- I will concentrate on three key areas of the education debate that are seldomly discussed.
- I can't explain what has happened but now I go there very seldomly.
- The quick solution is seldomly the best solution in terms of time needed.
Usage The adverb seldomly is first recorded in the 16th century, but between then and the 1970s it was used only rarely. It is regarded by many people as incorrect, because it duplicates the meaning of the simpler word seldom, which is itself an adverb Origin Mid 16th century (rare until the late 20th century): from seldom + -ly2. Definition of seldomly in US English: seldomlyadverbˈseldəmlē Not often; rarely. she has another sister, Sandra, but I seldomly see her he's one of those artists that come along very seldomly Example sentencesExamples - My experience shows that these discussions can be interesting but they seldomly lead to any results.
- Very seldomly do I see people smoking anywhere outside of those areas.
- After James inherited the English crown on the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the place was used seldomly.
- Of course the world of news is a frenetic, busy world, that seldomly pauses to consider itself.
- The important tips of "look right, left and right again" before crossing the road are seldomly followed.
- Seldomly do you come about a debut album that is this impressive.
- The quick solution is seldomly the best solution in terms of time needed.
- I will concentrate on three key areas of the education debate that are seldomly discussed.
- I can't explain what has happened but now I go there very seldomly.
- We have seldomly seen an artist who can express a typical mood, pose or sentiment so poignantly and charmingly with what looks like a few simple shapes and ink lines.
Usage The adverb seldomly is first recorded in the 16th century, but between then and the 1970s it was used only rarely. It is regarded by many people as incorrect, because it duplicates the meaning of the simpler word seldom, which is itself an adverb Origin Mid 16th century (rare until the late 20th century): from seldom + -ly. |