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Webster 1913 Edition


Unfrequent

Un-fre′quent

,
Adj.
[Pref.
un-
not +
frequent
.]
Infrequent.
J. H. Newman.
Un-fre′quent-ly
adv.

Unˊfre-quent′

,
Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+
frequent
.]
To cease to frequent.
[Obs.]
They quit their thefts and
unfrequent
the fields.
J. Philips.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unfrequent

UNFRE'QUENT

,
Adj.
Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.

UNFRE'QUENT

,
Verb.
T.
To cease to frequent. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


unfrequent

unfrequent

English

Adjective

unfrequent (comparative more unfrequent, superlative most unfrequent)

  1. Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent.
    • 1827, George Tucker, A Voyage to the Moon:
      He was labouring under a pleurisy, which is not unfrequent in the mountainous region, at this season.
    • 1916, Fedor Jagor; Tomas de Comyn; Chas. Wilkes; Rudolf Virchow., The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes:
      It was no unfrequent event, however, for vessels to be lost.
Related terms

Etymology 2

From un- + frequent.

Verb

unfrequent (third-person singular simple present unfrequents, present participle unfrequenting, simple past and past participle unfrequented)

  1. (transitive) To stop frequenting; cease to frequent.