oftentimes

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/, /ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/, /ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/

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oftentimes (not comparable)

1. (chiefly US) Frequently
   • 1804, Robert Wissett, On the Cultivation and Preparation of Hemp

     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 […]

2. (chiefly US) Repeatedly (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• oftentime

• often
• ofttimes

• “oftentimes, adv.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, March 2004)