seldomest

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seldomest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Seldom \Sel"dom\ (s[e^]l"d[u^]m), adv. [Usually, Compar. More seldom
      (m[=o]r" s[e^]l"d[u^]m); superl. Most seldom
     (m[=o]st" s[e^]l"d[u^]m); but sometimes also, Seldomer
     (s[e^]l"d[u^]m*[~e]r), Seldomest.] [AS. seldan, seldon,
     seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G.
     selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw.
     s[aum]llan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.]
     Rarely; not often; not frequently.
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           Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. --Hooker.
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