infrequently
English
Alternative forms
- unfrequently (dated, now nonstandard)
Etymology
From infrequent + -ly or in- + frequently.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɹiːkwənt.li/
Audio (General American): (file)
Adverb
infrequently (comparative more infrequently, superlative most infrequently)
- Not frequently.
- Synonyms: seldom; see also Thesaurus:rarely
- 2024 November 14, Lauren del Valle, “After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district”, in CNN[1]:
- “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.
Antonyms
Translations
not frequently