Lewis & Short

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in-frĕquens, tis, adj., that does not often or frequently take place, unfrequent.

  1. I. Lit., of persons, that is not often at a place, that seldom does a thing, seldom, rare: sum et Romae et in praedio infrequens, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 4: parcus deorum cultor et infrequens, unfrequent, Hor. C. 1, 34, 1: exercitus, thinned by furloughs, Liv. 43, 11, 10: miles, that does not appear regularly at his standard, Paul. ex Fest. p. 112 Müll.; cf. Gell. 16, 4, 5.
    Hence: pro infrequente eum mittat militia domum (meretrix), of a lover, who makes few presents, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 19.
  2. II. Transf., that does not often happen, that is seldom used, rare, unusual: cum Appius senatum infrequentem coëgisset, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12: eae copiae ipsae hoc infrequentiores imponuntur, Caes. B. C. 3, 2: interdictum, Dig. 43, 31, 1: usus, Gell. 9, 12, 19: vocabulum, id. 2, 22, 2: infrequentissima urbis, the parts least inhabited, Liv. 31, 23, 4: causa, which is attended by few hearers, Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 320.
    1. B. Usually with abl. or gen., not filled with, not well provided with, not acquainted with any thing: altera pars (urbis) infrequens aedificiis, Liv. 37, 32: signa infrequentia armatis, to which but few soldiers belong, id. 10, 20.
      Also absol.: infrequentia signa, Liv. 7, 8: rei militaris te reddidisti infrequentem, inexperienced, Auct. Her. 4, 27, 37; with little knowledge of, unskilled in: vocum Latinarum, Gell. 13, 24, 4.
      Hence, adv.: infrĕquenter, rarely (late Lat.), Ambros. Ep. 35.