<span class="searchmatch">oftener</span> comparative form of <span class="searchmatch">often</span>: more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> 1869, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XXXIII, in The Innocents Abroad, or The...
Rhymes: -ɒfən, -ɒftən Hyphenation: oft‧en <span class="searchmatch">often</span> (comparative more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> or <span class="searchmatch">oftener</span>, superlative most <span class="searchmatch">often</span> or oftenest) Frequently; many times on different...
in the US. Hyphenation: of‧ten‧ly <span class="searchmatch">oftenly</span> (comparative more <span class="searchmatch">oftenly</span>, superlative most <span class="searchmatch">oftenly</span>) (nonstandard) <span class="searchmatch">often</span> 2007 April 17, J. Anaya, The New York...
From <span class="searchmatch">often</span> + -ness. Compare Middle English oftnes (“frequency”). <span class="searchmatch">oftenness</span> (uncountable) (rare) The quality of happening <span class="searchmatch">often</span>; frequency. frequency;...
as <span class="searchmatch">often</span> as not (idiomatic) More or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently. Coordinate terms: more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> than not; see also...
every so <span class="searchmatch">often</span> (not comparable) Occasionally; intermittently; irregularly; now and then; once in a while. Check on the houseplants every so <span class="searchmatch">often</span> to see...
<span class="searchmatch">oftens</span> (not comparable) (UK, regional, archaic) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">often</span>....
more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> than naught more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> than nought Origin obscure. Semantically equivalent to, and <span class="searchmatch">often</span> understood as, an ellipsis of more <span class="searchmatch">often</span> than not...
ræktina. I <span class="searchmatch">often</span> go to the gym. Ég er oftast í tölvunni. I spend most of my time on the computer. Ég hef sigrað oftar en þú! I've won <span class="searchmatch">oftener</span> than you!...
do you come here <span class="searchmatch">often</span>? A common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement. Known as a corny...