commonly

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commonly

  • /ˈkɑmənli/ US
  • /ˈkɒmənli/ UK

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Inherited from Middle English comunly; equivalent to common + -ly.

adverb more commonly · most commonly · commonlie

  1. As a rule; frequently; usually. The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.
  2. obsolete In common; familiarly. As he thereon stood gazing, he might see / The blessed Angels to and fro descend / From highest heaven in gladsome companee, / And with great joy into that Citie wend, / As commonly as friend does with his frend.

    Similar: affinitatively, friendly, homly, intimately, nearly

Similar: most of the time

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: normally, usually, ordinarily, unremarkably, mostly, consistently, typically, usual, generally, habitually, routinely, customarily, frequent, routine, prevalent, often

adverb

Similar: most of the time

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adv as a rule; usually

Españolcomúnmente
中文通常 tōng cháng
हिन्दीसामान्यतः sāmānyataḥ
Portuguêscomumente
Françaiscommunément, fréquemment
Deutschgewöhnlich
Italianocomunemente, frequentemente, spesso, normalmente, usualmente
Русскийобы́чно obýčno, обыкнове́нно obyknovénno
العربيةغالبا, عَادَةً ʕādatan, عُمُومًا ʕumūman

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@misc{commonly_2026,
  title = {commonly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/commonly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}