seldom

The word Seldom from dictionary.com is an adverb and it’s meaning is barely; rarely. In sixth paragraph of Margaret Sanger, “The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Misery” the word seldom was used in the line “They were of no certain avail to the wife because they placed the burden of responsibility solely upon the husband a burden which he seldom assumed “. Basically, meaning that the husbands never thought about carrying the burden of their wives.

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