oftentimes UK /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/US /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ adverb1 •(US) 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 […] — 1804