oftentimes

[ aw-fuhn-tahymz, of-uhn-; awf-tuhn, of- ]

/ ˈɔ fənˌtaɪmz, ˈɒf ən-; ˈɔf tən, ˈɒf- /

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Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Also oft·times

[awft-tahymz, oft-, awf-, of-]. /ˈɔftˌtaɪmz, ˈɒft-, ˈɔf-, ˈɒf-/.

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at often, time, -s¹

And finally he drank the cup of hemlock—a lot which we ofttimes wish would fall to modern critics of his stamp.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
Ofttimes by that reading Our eyes were drawn together, and the hue Fled from our alter'd cheek.
The Vision of Hell, Complete|Dante Alighieri
They are men well beknown in the neighbourhood, Master Gilbert, and you must even yourself have ofttimes seen or heard of them.
The Golden Galleon|Robert Leighton
Ofttimes in doing this he appears to use his jaw as a lever.
In Beaver World|Enos Abijah Mills

Yet,” said she to Dame Bragwaine, “in good faith I seem to have beheld him ofttimes before.
The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights|James Knowles