ofttimes

Again and again

Ofttimes means often or frequently.

The word is archaic or deliberately old-fashioned, appearing mostly in literary contexts or when evoking an earlier era: Ofttimes I wonder what might have been.

The simpler often serves the same purpose in modern speech.

frequency

frequently

Happening many times

usually · constantly · continually · customarily · typically · normally · generally · habitually · recurrently · persistently

archaic

betimes

In good time

mayhap · heretofore · hitherto · anon · verily · thrice · yore · olden · antiquated · quaint

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frequency

ofttimesrarely

Not often occurring

seldom · infrequently · never · hardly ever · scarcely

Family

time, often, times, timely, temporize, oft, oftener

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G