I have seldom if ever been so embarrassed.
She rarely if ever sings anymore.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rarely/seldom ever — almost never : ↑rarely We seldom ever dine out these days. She rarely ever drinks wine. ◇ Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrase are common in speech and in informal writing. • • • … Useful english dictionary
ever — ev|er [ evər ] adverb *** 1. ) usually in negatives or questions at any time in the past, present, or future: If you ever need any help, just let me know. Was Ron ever in the army? have you ever done something?: Have you ever been to Las Vegas?… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ever */*/*/ — UK [ˈevə(r)] / US [ˈevər] adverb 1) at any time a) [usually in negatives or questions] at any time in the past, present, or future If you ever need any help, just let me know. Was Desmond ever in the army? have you ever done something?: Have you… … English dictionary
seldom — adv 1. infrequently, rarely, very rarely, seldom if ever, hardly, hardly ever, scarcely, scarcely ever; on rare occasions, occasionally, only now and then, once in a great while, Inf. once in a blue moon, Inf. once in a coon s age. 2. rare,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
seldom — rarely, seldom It is acceptable to say rarely if ever or seldom if ever but not (except informally) rarely ever or seldom ever: We rarely if ever go out / ☒ We rarely ever go out. In the second example, hardly ever or scarcely ever could be… … Modern English usage
rarely — rarely, seldom It is acceptable to say rarely if ever or seldom if ever but not (except informally) rarely ever or seldom ever: We rarely if ever go out / ☒ We rarely ever go out. In the second example, hardly ever or scarcely ever could be… … Modern English usage
seldom — [adv] infrequently a few times, every now and then, from time to time, hardly, hardly ever, in a few cases, inhabitually, irregularly, little, not often, not very often, occasionally, on and off, once in a blue moon*, once in a while, rarely,… … New thesaurus
rarely — rare|ly W2 [ˈreəli US ˈrerli] adv not often ≠ ↑frequently ▪ She very rarely complains. ▪ This method is rarely used in modern laboratories. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WORD CHOICE: rarely, seldom, hardly, scarcely Rarely and seldom both mean not often . Seldom is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
seldom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. rarely, not often, infrequently. See rarity. Ant., often, frequently. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rarely, unusually, in a few cases, a few times, at times, seldom seen, on divers occasions,… … English dictionary for students
rarely — Synonyms and related words: abnormally, at infrequent intervals, exiguously, extremely, hardly, hardly ever, here and there, in places, in spots, incredibly, infrequently, little, meagerly, not often, piddlingly, scantily, scarcely, scarcely ever … Moby Thesaurus
