oftentimes
[aw-fuh n-tahymz, of-uh n-; awf-tuh n, of-]
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Also oft·times [awft-tahymz, oft-, awf-, of-] /ˈɔftˌtaɪmz, ˈɒft-, ˈɔf-, ˈɒf-/.
Origin of oftentimes
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Related Words
usuallyregularlymuchgenerallyrepeatedlyoftenagainfrequentlyintermittentlyperiodicallyoftentimesofttimesoftrecurrentlycustomarilyordinarilyhabituallyspasmodicallysuccessivelyExamples from the Web for oftentimes
Contemporary Examples
The Garfield specials are also unique for their deadpan delivery and oftentimes bleak worldview.
Oftentimes public fear like this can be a self-indulgent kind of collective astral projection.
And oftentimes, we can project hypochondria onto others, Akerman said.
Oftentimes, you can look at your data in the app that collects it.
His shoots, oftentimes for Vogue, would also “wind up with sex.”
Historical Examples
Then the little bird's song can oftentimes be a comfort to you.
What Sami Sings with the BirdsJohanna Spyri
Oftentimes it's so faint it's more like a feelin' than a smell.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
Which yet they do with so happy an impudence that oftentimes the civilians envy them that faculty.
The Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus
Oftentimes since have I wondered what was the tenour of her prayers that night.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
A traveller will oftentimes swing his hammock on a tree, and sleep in it all night.
Word Origin and History for oftentimes
extended form of often, attested from early 15c.
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