oftenest
English
Adverb
oftenest
- (dated) superlative form of often: most often
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 8, The Electon
- Brother Samson Subsacrista, one remarks, is ready oftenest with some question, some suggestion, that has wisdom in it.
- 1930, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan the Invincible,Chapter 8, The Treachery of Abu Batn,
- Each hour La learned new words, all nouns at first, that described each familiar object that appeared oftenest to their view.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 8, The Electon
Usage notes
- Rarely used in contemporary English.
- Declining use since 1910.
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