HOW TO PRONOUNCE
seldom
/ˈsɛldəm/
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What does seldom mean?
adverb
- Infrequently, rarely.
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adjective
- (archaic) Rare; infrequent.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɛldəm/
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Mr. Gore was a grave man, and, though a young man, he indulged in no jokes, said no funny words, seldom smiled.
But a resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
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The swifter craft are seldom equipped with large buoyancy tanks, since the added bulk of them tends to reduce a vessel’s speed.
“I am no novel-reader—I seldom look into novels—Do not imagine that I often read novels—It is really very well for a novel.”
“But you must admit, Rachel, that we so seldom think of anything but ourselves that an occasional twinge is really rather pleasant.”