regularly

American  

[reg-yuh-ler-lee] / ˈrɛg yə lər li /

adverb

1. at regular times or intervals.

2. according to plan, custom, etc.

3. usually; ordinarily.

   The dress is regularly $45 but is now on sale for $30.

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Etymology

Origin of regularly

First recorded in 1520–30; regular + -ly

Example Sentences

The to-do’s and topics refresh regularly, depending on how much mail you get.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I scuba dive quite regularly, and I know what seals are like," he said.

From BBC

“It’s a big mistake to underestimate her,” said Thomas A. Shannon Jr., a former high-ranking State Department official who negotiated regularly with Rodríguez.

From The Wall Street Journal

Congress has regularly made it easier to take money out of these plans without penalty, the most recent being loosening the hardship-withdrawal rules.

From MarketWatch

Witmer: This pipe is particularly useful with sour crude, which eats up traditional steel pipe and has to be replaced regularly.

From Barron's

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