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unfrequent en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- (not) + frequent.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
    • He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season. 1827, George Tucker, A Voyage to the Moon:
    • It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost. 1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes:

Forms

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most unfrequent Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unfrequent Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unfrequently

Relateds

unfrequency

Synonyms

rare · scarce · uncommon

unfrequent en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- (reversive prefix) + frequent.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.

Forms

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unfrequents Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unfrequenting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unfrequented Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unfrequented Tense=Past lexicographic