typically

American  

[tip-i-klee] / ˈtɪp ɪ kli /

adverb

1. in a way that serves as or conforms to a type.

   The study examines the eating patterns of both typically developing children and those who have intellectual or developmental delays.

2. commonly or characteristically.

   A Florida thunderstorm typically works like this: lightning and thunder, torrential rain, gusty winds, and then it’s all over in about 5 to 10 minutes.

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Other Word Forms

• nontypically adverb
• quasi-typically adverb
• untypically adverb

Etymology

Origin of typically

typical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Your credit score will typically improve in one to two months,” Experian says.

From MarketWatch

Now he spends his days managing a fleet of robot coders: Cherny typically has 10 different Claudes doing whatever he tells them to do.

From The Wall Street Journal

Copper, steel, aluminum and precious metals can be recovered, but rare-earth metals typically fuse with other byproducts in waste called slag.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is the only other highly ranked "monotocous" species, meaning it typically produces a single offspring per pregnancy rather than litters.

From Science Daily

After antibody treatment, nearby T-cells became more active, indicating that the therapy could strengthen immune defenses that are typically weakened in cancer and potentially improve responses to immunotherapy.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• commonly
• consistently
• customarily
• frequently
• generally
• mostly
• naturally
• normally
• occasionally
• often
• ordinarily
• regularly
• routinely
• sometimes