<p>If I were to start my essay as:</p>
<p>Deception, although ----- frowned upon, is …</p>
<p>Would I use often or oftenly?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that oftenly is not a word, but I’m not sure…</p>
<p>I would stick with “more often.” Wouldn’t that work as well, if not better, than “oftenly” would?</p>
<p>“often” is already an adverb.</p>