seldomly

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English seldomly; equivalent to seldom +‎ -ly. === Adverb === seldomly (comparative more seldomly, superlative most seldomly) (rare, sometimes proscribed) Seldom; rarely. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:rarely ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes proscribed in favor of the more common seldom, itself an adverb. At COCA seldom occurs more than 5,000 times; seldomly 12. It is even rarer in the BNC. == Middle English == === Etymology === From seldom (“uncommon”, adjective) +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseːldəmliː/ === Adverb === seldomly (rare) seldomly; seldom. ==== Descendants ==== English: seldomly ==== References ==== “sẹ̄ldomlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.