Oftly

/ˈɒf.tli/ (BrE), /ˈɔːf.tli/ (AmE)/

अक्सर; प्रायः (पुरातन/काव्यात्मक)

Hard #पुरातन #साहित्यिक #काव्यात्मक #क्रिया-विशेषण #आवृत्ति

Origin & History

Formed from ‘oft’ (an older word for ‘often’) + the adverb-forming suffix ‘-ly’; used chiefly in Middle/early Modern English and later retained in poetic/literary style.

‘oft’ (अर्थात ‘often’ का पुराना रूप) + क्रिया-विशेषण बनाने वाला प्रत्यय ‘-ly’; यह रूप मुख्यतः मध्य/प्रारम्भिक आधुनिक अंग्रेज़ी में मिलता है और बाद में काव्य/साहित्यिक शैली में बना रहा।

Definition

Used as an older or poetic form of “often,” meaning ‘many times’ or ‘frequently,’ commonly found in older English texts.

“often” का पुराना/काव्यात्मक रूप, जिसका अर्थ है ‘बार-बार’ या ‘अक्सर’; यह प्रायः पुराने अंग्रेज़ी लेखन में मिलता है।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:

She would oftly visit the old chapel at dusk.

वह संध्या के समय अक्सर पुराने गिरजाघर में जाया करती थी।

Usage Examples

In older poems, you may see ‘oftly’ used where modern English prefers ‘often’.

He spoke oftly of honor and duty.

Such forms are now rare and mostly literary: oftly, whilom, and betwixt.

Synonyms

Often Frequently Commonly Repeatedly Many times Oftentimes Oft (archaic)

Antonyms

Rarely Seldom Infrequently Hardly ever Scarcely

Related Forms

Adverb

Oftly / Often / Oft (archaic) / Oftentimes

Idioms & Phrases

As oftly as not (archaic variant of “as often as not”)

अक्सर ऐसा होता है / प्रायः ऐसा ही होता है

Oftly and anon (archaic-flavored: from “oft/oftentimes” + “anon”)

बार-बार और कभी-कभी (पुराने/साहित्यिक ढंग से)