unfrequent
English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editunfrequent (comparative more unfrequent, superlative most unfrequent)
- Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
- 1827, George Tucker, A Voyage to the Moon[1]:
- He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season.
- 1916, Fedor Jagor, Tomas de Comyn, Chas. Wilkes, Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes[2]:
- It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost.
Synonyms
edit- rare, scarce, uncommon; see also Thesaurus:rare
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editunfrequent (third-person singular simple present unfrequents, present participle unfrequenting, simple past and past participle unfrequented)
- (transitive) To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.