seldom vs often
Definitions
adverb
- not often
Examples
The boa and the rattlesnake are homebodies that seldom travel more than a couple of miles in a lifetime.
Eschewing schools and musical fashions, he wrote a great deal of music which is seldom heard, exploring bitonalites and partly delving into the realm of atonality.
The genus Barclaya is very seldom seen in association with Cryptocoryne species.
Definitions
adverb
- many times at short intervals
- in many cases or instances
- frequently or in great quantities
Examples
Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog.
