seldom

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'seldəm/

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Adverb

Positive seldom

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If you seldom do something, you almost never do it.

   "How often did you meet?" "Well, we saw her quite often, but we seldom saw her husband. In fact, I'm not even sure what he looks like."

Synonyms

• rarely
• hardly ever
• almost never