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ordinarily

  • /ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/ UK
  • /ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli/ US

adverb

  1. not comparable, obsolete In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence. It is ordinarily seene how good intentions, being managed without moderation, thrust men into most vicious effects.

    Similar: conventionally, customarily, traditionally

  2. not comparable Usually or as a general rule; commonly. Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.
  3. not comparable In the usual manner; unexceptionally. The man was ordinarily dressed.

Similar: commonly, most of the time, routinely

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: normally, commonly, usually, unremarkably, normal, conventionally, typically, customarily, routinely, habitually, generally, regularly, reasonably, often, frequently, traditionally

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adv usually or as a general rule

Españolordinariamente, de ordinario
Portuguêsordinariamente
Françaisd'ordinaire, ordinairement

adv in the usual manner

Portuguêsordinariamente

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@misc{ordinarily_2026,
  title = {ordinarily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ordinarily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}