unfrequent

adj, verb — 2 senses

unfrequent

adj

Etymology From un- (not) + frequent.

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:
Synonyms
rare, scarce, uncommon
Derived terms
unfrequently
Related terms
unfrequency

unfrequent

verb

Etymology From un- (reversive prefix) + frequent.

1

To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.

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