customarily
7
3.9
- adverb
- /ˈkʌstəmˌɛrɪli/
:
habitualmente
- He customarily drinks coffee every morning before starting his workday.
- customarily associated
- customarily used
- customarily applied
Examples
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Its major practitioners have customarily been female, more so than in any other art form.
Academic text (2000) -
I didn't want to think about the reasons people customarily came here.
Fiction book (1999) -
Personal space is the distance that an individual customarily places between himself or herself and other people.
Academic text (1997) -
But even they were customarily associated with other negative aspects of the American scene.
Academic text (1990) -
"Where do we go from here?" she asked in her customarily blunt fashion.
Fiction book (1993) -
Vendors selling the same goods customarily congregated in the same locations.
Academic text (1990) -
In highland Christian Ethiopia, religious art was produced by monks, who customarily did not sign their works.
Academic text (1998) -
As has been previously described, Palestinians customarily utilize reconciliation committees to handle their legal disputes.
Academic text (1993) -
Children and adults with neurological dysfunction customarily exhibit some or all of the same behavioral signs.
Academic text (1996) -
The favored spots were areas where council fires could be lit, and where Iroquois customarily had met.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
884
1.0
In the usual way that people expect
426
2.2
In the usual way for a person, thing, or group
207
2.9
In the way people have done for many years
146
3.5
In a regular way without much thought
78
3.0
In most situations
14
3.9
In the usual way most people do things
10
3.7
To do something regularly, often without thinking
How Usual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word customarily comes from custom, which means a 'habit' or an accepted way of doing things. The ending -arily means 'in a way', so customarily simply means doing something 'in the usual way' or 'as people normally do'.