routinely

[roo-teen-lee]

adverb

1. regularly or habitually; as a matter of course.

   As a person raised and living in the South, I (and others around me) routinely say "please" when ordering in restaurants.

   Storm drains should be routinely cleaned and maintained to stay functional.

Other Word Forms

• unroutinely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of routinely¹

routine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Officers routinely pull multiple detainees from their hearings, without giving them the chance to speak to lawyers.

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Auto executives routinely cite a need to make more affordable cars, in part because some consumers have ended up shopping for used vehicles instead.

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I’d hate to turn her over to the state like when, several years ago, the police routinely began picking her up.

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From Thomas Mann to Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith, Michael Dibdin and Donna Leon, novelists have been drawn to the watery labyrinth where solid ground routinely crumbles and where certainty—even identity itself—might dissolve.

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None of it would have been possible without a rare level of durability in a sport where players routinely bash each others’ teeth in.

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• consistently 
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• generally 
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• occasionally 
• often 
• ordinarily 
• regularly 
• sometimes 
• typically