rarely

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English rare Middle English -ly English -ly English rarely From rare + -ly.

1. Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

   “We rarely go to the theatre.”

   “Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.”

2. Unusually well; excellently.

   “After all the schooling, I can finally write rarely now.”

3. To a rare degree; very.

   “I became a rarely good judge of the best in modern painting.”

   “others speake very honourably of his life and death, and in all other circumstances declare him to have beene a most excellent and rarely virtuous man.”