† seldomlyadv.
Obsolete.
Rarely.
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seldom-whenc888
seldomc897
seld-whenc897
seldoma1000
seldc1000
seldom-timec1386
seld-timec1386
seld-whilea1387
seld-where1390
thinc1405
rare?1440
sendle?a1500
daintilya1513
thinlyc1545
rarely1546
once in a moon1547
out-takingly1549
seldomly1549
for once and away1583
sparingly1590
scarce1596
unfrequently1646
unoften1654
infrequently1673
once in a while1765
sporadically1765
sparselya1871
seldom-while1876
(for) once in a way1891
1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Qiiij So yt it be vsed rarely, seldomly.
1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 8 The aire is for the most part pure, seldomely corrupted with noysome vapours.
c1864 E. Dickinson Poems (1955) II. 610 The ships..That touch how seldomly Thy Shore?
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