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ordinarily

ordinarily

78 3.0
In most situations
  • adverb
  • /ˈɔrdəˌnɛrɪli/
translation icon : normalmente
  • Ordinarily, I take the bus to work, but today I decided to walk instead.
  • ordinarily reside
  • ordinarily hidden
  • ordinarily use

And so when other people would ordinarily get the signal, they don't get the signal.

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Examples

  • The fair brings out all the people who you don't ordinarily cross paths with.

  • Because the truth is, limits are ordinarily rather boring.

  • In the first place, people in New York ordinarily do their shopping on foot rather than in cars.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Even basic training tired him less than what he would ordinarily have done at that time of year.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And the interesting thing is that ordinarily nobody in the shop would ever bother to correct him.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Advertisements are not ordinarily intended or understood as offers to sell.

  • By contrast, what data from the past are ordinarily available to the anthropologist?

    Academic text (1999)
  • When you file your taxes, you ordinarily file as a single person or married filing jointly, or you file as married filing separately.

  • Ordinarily, that would have started a 10-minute row.

  • Real estate appraisers are ordinarily interested in the cash flow stream associated with the properties they appraise.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

usually
vsordinarily
1.0

Most of the time

focuses on common occurrence rather than rare exceptions
generally
vsordinarily
1.0

Usually or in most cases

is about typical cases rather than specific details
normally
vsordinarily
884 1.0

In the usual way that people expect

is a general term for what occurs in normal circumstances
typically
vsordinarily
426 2.2

In the usual way for a person, thing, or group

is broader, applying across situations not only characteristic cases
as usual
vsordinarily
317 1.0

In the normal way people expect in that situation

covers ordinary occurrence more generally rather than habitual pattern
naturally
vsordinarily
294 1.0

As expected, without surprise

is about frequency under normal conditions rather than expectation
commonly
vsordinarily
186 1.0

In most cases

refers to general patterns rather than isolated instances
on average
vsordinarily
152 2.1

It is the usual amount when you look at all cases together

focuses on general occurrence rather than statistical mean
routinely
vsordinarily
146 3.5

In a regular way without much thought

refers to general frequency rather than habitual procedure
more often than not
vsordinarily
  • Informal
52 2.6

Happens most of the time

expresses the same frequency but in more formal phrasing
as a rule
vsordinarily
28 2.8

Usually in most cases

is similar but emphasizes normal circumstances over rule framing
customarily
vsordinarily
7 3.9

In the usual way people do because of tradition

is less about tradition and more about general occurrence
standardly
vsordinarily
1 4.1

In the usual or accepted way

is broader, not only about conformity to a standard

Antonyms

80 4.1

To a much higher level than usual

How Often

always
1.0
often
1.0
ordinarily
78 3.0
sometimes
1.0
rarely
539 1.0
never
1.0

Surface Forms

ordinarily positive

Morphology

ordinarily = ordinary (transparent) = ordinary + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'ordinary', yielding a straightforward adverbial meaning 'in a usual way'.

Etymology

Ordinarily comes from the Latin word ordo meaning 'order' and the ending -ly meaning 'in a way'. Think 'in order'—when things are in order they are regular or usual, so ordinarily means 'usually' or under normal conditions.