oftentimes

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ (UK)
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/ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ (UK) · /ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/ (UK) · /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ (US) · /ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/ (US) · /ˈɑf.ənˌtaɪmz/ · /ˈɑf.tənˌtaɪmz/

Definition of oftentimes

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (US, not-comparable)Frequently; often.
    “But because this is oftentimes dangerous, and much hurt hath been received thereby through casualty of fire, I advise the sticking four stakes into the earth, at least five feet above the ground […]”
    “Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.”
    “Over the past decade, the very nature of organized crime has changed, with many groups diversifying their income beyond drug trafficking, and large cartels splintering into smaller, oftentimes more nimble groups.”

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Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English oftentymes; equivalent to oftentime + -s. Compare oftentime.

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