seldom /ˈsɛldəm/adjective 1adverb 1forms 4 adjective1 •(no longer used) Rare; infrequent.He was very curious in his garden, which was never out of order; in which he would at seldom times take a short walk or two, not enduring to see a weed in it. — 1850 adverb1 •Infrequently, rarely.They seldom come here now. formsmore seldom · seldomer · most seldom · seldomest