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OneKitly

ordinarily

adverbattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli//
  • United States//ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli//

Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

adverb

  1. 1

    obsoleteIn 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.

  2. 2

    Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

    Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.

    I'm ordinarily supportive of free speech, but this dispay is obnoxious.

  3. 3

    In the usual manner; unexceptionally.

    The man was ordinarily dressed.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ordinary Middle English -ly English -ly English ordinarily From ordinary + -ly.

The neighbouring pagesAlphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.

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