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Oftener

Parf of speech: Adverb, OED Year: 1415, OED Evaluation: N/A

Often in the comparative. (Now more frequently as more often.)

ExampleMeaning
But there was one boy I- I- I gave the strap to oftener than I did another over at Queen-Mary.
More often.
Speaker: N. W. Park, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 77, Interview: 1975, Belleville
ExampleMeaning
Oh well I see the neighbours oftener than I do the- my f-- family.
More often.
Speaker: Rosemarie Dunholm, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 81, Interview: 1980, Lanark County
ExampleMeaning
I've been to Carlton-Place maybe oftener.
More often.
Speaker: Karalee Stone, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 87, Interview: 2013, Almonte
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