normally

[ nawr-muh-lee ]

/ ˈnɔr mə li /

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adverb

in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.

according to rule, general custom, etc.; as a rule; ordinarily; usually.

Nearby words

normalcy, normality, normalization, normalize, normalizer, normally, norman, norman arch, norman conquest, norman dynasty, norman english

Origin of normally

First recorded in 1590–1600; normal + -ly

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Examples from the Web for normally

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.
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Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Normally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.
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But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”
Did ISIS Shoot Down a Fighter Jet?|Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.
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He was once more the man he normally was in London—a man intensely, Jewishly alert, a man with a doctor's mind.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
I had always had to blow my ears out when just normally losing altitude.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Or whether there were a lot of people standing around in a normally desolate area.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
But I reserve the outline of Venetian painting until the Bellinis are normally reached.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
Since they normally were printed in small-caps, that convention was applied to these two instances as well.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for normally

normally

/ (ˈnɔːməlɪ) /

adverb

as a rule; usually; ordinarily

in a normal manner

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normally

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normally

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