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R0047800 (râr′lē)adv.1. Not often; infrequently: "The truth is rarely pure and never simple" (Oscar Wilde).2. Archaic a. In an unusual degree; exceptionally: "a rarely good judge of the best in modern literature" (Frank Harris).b. With uncommon excellence: "You can write rarely now, after all your schooling" (George Eliot).Usage Note: The use of ever after adverbs such as rarely, seldom, hardly, and scarcely has often been criticized as redundant, and not without reason. The sentence She rarely ever watches television expresses nothing that is not conveyed by She rarely watches television. While these constructions occur frequently in speech today, in print they are not used at similar rates. For some reason, both historically and in contemporary published prose, rarely ever and seldom ever are not very common, perhaps because rarely and seldom are more immediately associated with time than hardly, scarcely, and other minimizing adverbs are, and so the overlap with ever is more obvious. In any case, scarcely ever has a long and distinguished track record of use by admired writers, and appears with some frequency in contemporary prose: "The cold air of the fall morning had blown in through the rusted seams of the sort of vehicle that nobody in her family ever rode in, that scarcely ever appeared on the streets where she lived" (Alice Munro). Similarly, the construction hardly ever also has a long history of use by distinguished writers, including modern ones: "When he was dead I realized that I had hardly ever spoken to him" (James Baldwin). It seems then that scarcely ever and hardly ever, though technically redundant, are valued for their emphatic expressiveness, while rarely ever and seldom ever have not won such favor. They are therefore best avoided. See Usage Note at hardly.

rarely

(ˈrɛəlɪ) adv1. hardly ever; seldom: I'm rarely in town these days. 2. to an unusual degree; exceptionally3. dialect uncommonly well; excellently: he did rarely at market yesterday. Usage: Since rarely means hardly ever, one should not say something rarely ever happens

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(ˈrɛər li)

adv. 1. on rare occasions. 2. exceptionally; in or to an unusual degree. 3. unusually or remarkably well. [1515–25]

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rarely - not often; "we rarely met"seldomfrequently, oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes - many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"

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adverb seldom, hardly, almost never, hardly ever, little, once in a while, infrequently, on rare occasions, once in a blue moon, only now and then, scarcely ever I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.
seldom often, commonly, usually, regularly, frequently

rarely

adverbAt rare intervals:infrequently, little, occasionally, seldom, sporadically.Idioms: hardly ever, once in a blue moon.

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rare

(ˈreə) adjective1. not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon. a rare flower; a rare occurrence. 稀有的，不平凡的 2. (of meat) only slightly cooked. I like my steak rare. 煮得嫩的，半熟的 ˈrareness noun 稀罕，珍奇，稀薄不平凡 ˈrarely adverb not often. I rarely go to bed before midnight.很少ˈrarity noun1. the state of being uncommon. 希罕，稀有 2. (plural ˈrarities) something which is uncommon. This stamp is quite a rarity.稀有的东西

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rarely ever

Nearly never; very infrequently; only on a few or rare occasions. We used to go visit Grandma and Grandpa every year when I was a kid, but nowadays, I rarely ever see them. I rarely ever get the chance to go out to the movies alone since having kids.See also: ever, rarely

hardly ever

Nearly never; very infrequently; only on a few or rare occasions. We used to go visit Grandma and Grandpa every year when I was a kid, but nowadays I hardly ever see them. I hardly ever get the chance to go out to the movies alone since having kids.See also: ever, hardly

hardly ever

Also, rarely ever, scarcely ever. Very seldom, almost never, as in This kind of thief is hardly ever caught, or He rarely ever brings up his wartime experiences. The ever in these expressions, first recorded in 1694, serves as an intensifier. See also: ever, hardly

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adv at rare intervals

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