Associations to the word «Rarely»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
RARELY, adverb. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. [from 16th c.]
RARELY, adverb. Unusually well; excellently. [from 16th c.]
RARELY, adverb. To a rare degree; very. [from 16th c.]
Dictionary definition
RARELY, adverb. Not often; "we rarely met".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.