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popularly

popularly

12 2.8
In a way many people accept or believe
  • adverb
  • /ˈpɑpjələrli/
translation icon : popularmente
  • Black-eyed Susan, which mixed with clover seed, reached Vermont from the Midwest, is popularly viewed as a native wildflower.
  • popularly elected
  • popularly known
  • popularly called

Oxytocin has been popularly termed the cuddle hormone.

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Examples

  • Juries love forensic evidence, and it's popularly believed to be 100o/ accurate and free of bias.

  • It is popularly believed that exercise improves mental health.

  • And the good government means a popularly elected legislature.

  • China has a lot more problems economically than are popularly depicted in the U.S.

    Blog text (19)
  • The corresponding structure is representative democracy, with competing political parties and popularly elected bodies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In some cases, he will be popularly elected, as in Poland and Romania.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Today, the November elections mark the first time voters popularly legalized the drug for recreational use.

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  • Since Turing, his test was the popularly understood benchmark for thinking machines.

  • Neopatrimonial tendencies are as evident in the popularly elected governments as they were under one-party rule.

    Academic text (1999)
  • My name is Jack Crabb, and I am the sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn, popularly known as Custer's Last Stand.

Synonyms

generally
vspopularly
1.0

Usually or in most cases

is about public belief rather than a usual rule or abstraction
commonly
vspopularly
186 1.0

In most cases

is about being accepted or believed by most people rather than mere frequency
prevalently
vspopularly
3.6

In a way that happens often in many places or among many people

is about public belief or acceptance rather than simple spread

How Widely

widely
388 1.0
popularly
12 2.8
commonly
186 1.0
sometimes
1.0
occasionally
438 2.0
rarely
539 1.0

Surface Forms

popularly positive

Morphology

popularly = popular (transparent) = popular + ly

Formed by the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'popular', so the adverbial meaning 'in a way that is common or accepted' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word popularly comes from the root popul-, meaning 'people', the same root you see in population, and the ending -ly makes it 'in a way'. So popularly means 'in a way most people accept'.