Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oftimes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: of-times
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

(elsewhere, archaic) Alternative form of ofttimes.

American usage

Example Sentences

"A man whom I knew frequented a certain public-house, the landlady of which, on handing him his pint of beer, would oftimes accompany it with the remark, "Here, J—, is another nail in your coffin.""

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does oftimes mean?: (elsewhere, archaic) Alternative form of ofttimes.

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