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OFTTIMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ofttimes mean?
• OFTTIMES (adverb)
The adverb OFTTIMES has 1 sense:
1. many times at short intervals
Familiarity information: OFTTIMES used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Many times at short intervals
Synonyms:
frequently; oft; often; oftentimes; ofttimes
Context example:
we often met over a cup of coffee
Context examples
"But it is ofttimes old and tough, this meat, and, moreover, it has an unusual quantity of bones."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Because of this new feeling within him, he ofttimes elected discomfort and pain for the sake of his god.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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