ordinarily

[awr-dn-air-uh-lee, awr-dn-er-uh-lee]

adverb

1. most of the time; generally; usually.

   Ordinarily he wakes at seven.

2. in an unexceptional manner or fashion; modestly.

   a wealthy child who was dressed ordinarily.

3. to the usual extent; reasonably.

   to expect someone to be ordinarily honest.

ordinarily

/ ˈɔːdəˌnɛrɪlɪ, ˈɔːdənrɪlɪ /

adverb

1. in ordinary, normal, or usual practice; usually; normally

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordinarily¹

First recorded in 1525–35; ordinary + -ly

Example Sentences

But MTV’s hipness quotient would allow us to be more powerful than we ordinarily would be—advertisers would pay more, people would want to be associated with us.

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Like Gorsuch, she emphasized that tariffs are taxes and thus ordinarily fall within Congress’s jurisdiction.

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AI Overviews uses generative AI to provide users with an overview of a topic, but may bury sites where people would ordinarily seek information about an issue.

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He notes the predicament the “Better Call Saul” writers sometimes faced in placing Jimmy/Saul and Kim, who knew each other so well, in dramatic situations that ordinarily would require more obliviousness or willing unawareness.

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That meeting — set for Oct. 28-29 — comes at a time when the Federal Reserve has to decide on monetary policy without the full panoply of government data it would ordinarily rely on.

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Related Words

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