Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb As a general rule; usually.
  • adverb In the commonplace or usual manner.
  • adverb To the usual extent or degree.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an ordinary manner.
  • Commonly; usually; in most cases.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb obsolete In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.
  • adverb Usually or as a general rule; commonly.
  • adverb In the usual manner; unexceptionally.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb under normal conditions

Etymologies

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From ordinary +‎ -ly.

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Examples

  • The title ordinarily conferred is that of count prefixed to the family name, which title is either merely personal or transferable by right of primogeniture in the male line.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • 'Hikigaeru' is the term ordinarily used for a bullfrog.

    Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • His palate, though untutored, was naturally a good one, and he realised that even to call this liquid a drink — the term ordinarily used by him to designate cheap whisky, post-war beer or a dubious glass of claret in a Soho restaurant — was a sacrilege; this was something outside normal experience: a genie in a bottle.

    Whose Body Sayers, Dorothy L. 1923

  • The mysterious, earthy addition to pastas or sauces, that ordinarily is associated with fine dining and luxury, has become oppressive for these uptown residents.

    Truffle Smell Deters Buyers of West Side Condominium The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • While it ordinarily is a question of fact as to whether a driver's response to an emergency is reasonable, where, as here, the evidence establishes the reasonableness of the driver's response, summary judgment is appropriate.

    NY Court of Appeals 2009

  • While it ordinarily is a question of fact as to whether a driver's response to an emergency is reasonable, where, as here, the evidence establishes the reasonableness of the driver's response, summary judgment is appropriate.

    Sui Generis--a New York law blog: 2008

  • While it ordinarily is a question of fact as to whether a driver's response to an emergency is reasonable, where, as here, the evidence establishes the reasonableness of the driver's response, summary judgment is appropriate.

    Personal Injury 2008

  • While it ordinarily is a question of fact as to whether a driver's response to an emergency is reasonable, where, as here, the evidence establishes the reasonableness of the driver's response, summary judgment is appropriate.

    New York Court of Appeals Leaves Question of Fact to the Jury 2008

  • Upon which the same disorder, confusion, and error follow, as would if a man, going to demonstrate something of an heptagon, should, in the diagram he took to do it, leave out one of the angles, or by oversight make the figure with one angle more than the name ordinarily imported, or he intended it should when at first he thought of his demonstration.

    An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 2007

  • I did not get the context of the usage but ordinarily is that acceptable or did he mis-use the word algunas?

    Radio Slang ?? 2002

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