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Unfrequent, adj. [17th c. Eng. vnfrequent infrequent (1611), not much frequented (1618); Frequent adj. 2.] Of a meeting: Poorly attended. = Infrequent adj. — 1660 Wodrow Hist. I (1828) 12.
He tells Mr. Sharp of a meeting of the protesters at Edinburgh very unfrequent 1661 Carstairs Lett. 83.
The Synod did nothing yesterday, the meeting was so unfrequent 1692 Banff Ann. II 62.
The minister regrets the unfrequent meetings at this kind of occasions [sc. weekly lectures]
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