ordinarily

English

Etymology

From ordinary ‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli/
• Hyphenation: or‧di‧na‧ri‧ly

Adverb

ordinarily (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 19, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     It is ordinarily seene how good intentions, being managed without moderation, thrust men into most vicious effects.

2. Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

   Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.

   • 1980 December 27, John Zeh, quoting Ron Rucker, “Cincy Activists Protest Store's Violent Sex Wares”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 3:

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

3. In the usual manner; unexceptionally.

   The man was ordinarily dressed.

Synonyms

• (accordance with normal custom): conventionally, customarily, traditionally
• (usually or as a general rule): commonly, most of the time; see also Thesaurus:usually
• (in the usual manner): ordinarily, routinely; see also Thesaurus:normally

Translations

usually or as a general rule

• Bulgarian: обикновено (bg) (obiknoveno)
• Catalan: ordinàriament (ca)
• Dutch: gewoon (nl)
• Esperanto: kutime
• French: d’ordinaire (fr), ordinairement (fr)
• Galician: ordinariamente
• Ido: ordinare (io)
• Latvian: parasti, normāli
• Norman: ordinnaithement
• Portuguese: ordinariamente
• Spanish: ordinariamente (es), de ordinario
• Swedish: vanligen (sv)

in the usual manner

• Bulgarian: както обикновено (kakto obiknoveno)
• Catalan: ordinàriament (ca)
• Galician: ordinariamente
• Portuguese: ordinariamente