normally

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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.

Origin of normally

First recorded in 1590–1600; normal + -ly

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Examples from the Web for normally

Contemporary Examples

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.
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Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich
January 6, 2015
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
Normally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.
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DailyBurn
December 27, 2014
But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”
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Jamie Dettmer, Christopher Dickey
December 24, 2014
The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight
Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton
December 15, 2014

Historical Examples

Corry was still in the position of heir, when he should normally have become owner.
The Coryston Family
Mrs. Humphry Ward
The Moon-gravity is normally approximately one-sixth the gravity of Earth.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
Various
The joy to him is to see things as they are and to judge them normally.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
But I was landed by boat instead of normally, and I am told the colony is doomed.
Sand Doom
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Albino: a colorless individual of a species that is normally colored.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for normally

normally

adverb

as a rule; usually; ordinarily
in a normal manner

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Word Origin and History for normally

adv.

1590s, "regularly," from normal + -ly (2). Meaning "under ordinary conditions" is from 1853.

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Examples from the Web for normally

Contemporary Examples

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.

Yes, cops are under stress and tension (though their jobs are far less dangerous than normally supposed).

Normally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.

But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”

The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.

Historical Examples

Corry was still in the position of heir, when he should normally have become owner.

The Moon-gravity is normally approximately one-sixth the gravity of Earth.

The joy to him is to see things as they are and to judge them normally.

But I was landed by boat instead of normally, and I am told the colony is doomed.

Albino: a colorless individual of a species that is normally colored.

normally

Word Origin and History for normally

adv.

Origin of normally