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seldomest

seldomest

English

Adverb

seldomest

  1. superlative form of seldom: most seldom
    • 1891, Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3:
      They who most passionately pursue Pleasure, seldomest arrive at it.
    • 1908, John Ruskin, Selections From the Works of John Ruskin:
      For the finer the nature, the more flaws it will show through the clearness of it; and it is a law of this universe, that the best things shall be seldomest seen in their best form.
    • 1835, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), The Letters Of Mark Twain, Complete:
      I find it is the one I most value here in the household and seldomest get.