Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - infrequent
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Infrequent
infrequent
adjective Etymology: Latin ~-, infrequens, from in- + frequent-, frequens frequent Date: circa 1615 1. seldom happening or occurring ; rare 2. placed or occurring at wide intervals in space or time a slope scattered with ~ pines ~ visits • ~ly adverb Synonyms: ~, uncommon, scarce, rare, sporadic mean not common or abundant. ~ implies occurrence at wide intervals in space or time ~ family visits. uncommon suggests a frequency below normal expectation smallpox is now uncommon in many countries. scarce implies falling short of a standard or required abundance jobs were scarce during the Depression. rare suggests extreme scarcity or infrequency and often implies consequent high value rare first editions. sporadic implies occurrence in scattered instances or isolated outbursts sporadic cases of influenza.
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1.
adj. not frequent. Derivatives infrequency n. infrequently adv. Etymology: L infrequens (as IN-(1), FREQUENT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. редкий, нечасто случающийся или встречающийся infrequent occurence —- редкий случай infrequent opportunity —- редкая (нечастая) возможность ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. не часто случающийся, редкий infrequent occurrence - нечастный случай Syn: see occasional ...Англо-русский словарь
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If something is infrequent, it does not happen often. ...John’s infrequent visits to London. = rare ? frequent ADJ • infrequently The bridge is used infrequently. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV with cl/group ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj not happening often; rare (They would make infrequent visits to the house.) - infrequently adv (We see them only very infrequently.) - infrequency n (- see rare) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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