ordinarily

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

/ ˌɔr dnˈɛər ə li, ˈɔr dnˌɛr ə li /

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adverb

most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.

in an unexceptional manner or fashion; modestly: a wealthy child who was dressed ordinarily.

to the usual extent; reasonably: to expect someone to be ordinarily honest.

Nearby words

ordinal numbers, ordinal scale, ordinance, ordinand, ordinariate, ordinarily, ordinary, ordinary differential equation, ordinary grade, ordinary income, ordinary jubilee

Origin of ordinarily

First recorded in 1525–35; ordinary + -ly

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Examples from the Web for ordinarily

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Ordinarily, candidates have years to work out their global agendas in relative obscurity.
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Ordinarily, a medical team might massage the heart an hour before giving up.
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Ordinarily, that would make a run for House Majority Leader impossible.
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Though fraudulent inducement does not ordinarily augur well, it worked.
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Ordinarily they break their rods and lose their lines and never bring the fish anywhere near the shore.
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Perhaps it is the pavements—but no matter; I am not ordinarily a jumping sort.
The Best Short Stories of 1915|Various
And the more completely to exclude the cold air the thresholds of the doors were made more than ordinarily high.
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Though they do not ordinarily occur in English, it will be good practice for you to produce them.
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They have ordinarily two incisors in the upper jaw, none in the lower.
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British Dictionary definitions for ordinarily

ordinarily

/ (ˈɔːdənrɪlɪ, ˈɔːdəˌnɛrɪlɪ) /

adverb

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

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ordinarily

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ordinarily

adverb