infrequently

/ˌɪnˈfriːkwəntli/

not often

She visits her hometown infrequently due to work commitments.

She doesn't visit her hometown very often because she's busy with work.

formalinformal

not often; rarely

The museum is infrequently visited by tourists.

Tourists rarely visit the museum.

He infrequently checks his social media accounts.

He rarely looks at his social media.

Often used to describe events or actions that happen very rarely.

Collocations

Use 'infrequently' when you want to emphasize that something happens very rarely, often in formal or written contexts.

From the Latin 'infrequens' (not frequent) + '-ly' (adverb suffix).

Can be used in both formal and informal contexts to describe actions or events that happen very rarely.

in-

not

prefix

frequent

often

root

-ly

adverb suffix

suffix

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