habitually

[huh-bich-oo-uh-lee]

adverb

1. as a habit, or an established way of being or acting; routinely or regularly.

   Students who are habitually late will do a reflective writing exercise so we can get to the root of the problem.

Other Word Forms

• nonhabitually adverb
• quasi-habitually adverb
• unhabitually adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of habitually¹

habitual ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The Argentine author, whose writing habitually draws on the uncanny, here delivers a blend of superstition, dread and a leitmotif of mental instability in a register of acute psychological realism.

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When Moore first entered the industry in the mid-2000s, he said his mentors habitually kept trade secrets.

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The scientists said the footprints suggested meat-eating theropods and plant-eating sauropods habitually spent time in lagoons.

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Worst of all, she habitually dodged questions, offering banal, scripted, unmemorable answers that reinforced the impression that she was weak and lacked the courage of her convictions.

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In 1,600 pages of jail medical notes, there is no mention of Solis habitually swallowing harmful objects, as the sheriff claimed.

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Related Words

• commonly 
• customarily www.thesaurus.com