characteristically
US/ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪkli/
characteristically adverb: in a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
Adverb
characteristically (comparative more characteristically, superlative most characteristically)
- In a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
- Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane...2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in A.V. Club, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013
- The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad: in one characteristically slick and chilling Isis video – entitled “a message to the Jordanian tyrant” – a smiling, long-haired young man in black pats the explosive belt round his waist as he burns his passport...2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016
characteristically meaning in Bengali
characteristically in Bengali
- বৈশিষ্ট্যসূচকভাবে
Examples of characteristically in a sentence
- For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again.2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in...
- There, characteristically, he refused to be carried on a stretcher, saying he was too heavy for nurses.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
Forms of characteristically
| comparative | more characteristically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most characteristically |
Origin of characteristically
From characteristic + -ally.
Words that rhyme with characteristically
Questions about characteristically
- What does characteristically mean?
- Characteristically means in a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.
- What is characteristically in Bengali?
- Characteristically in Bengali is বৈশিষ্ট্যসূচকভাবে. See Characteristically meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use characteristically in a sentence?
- For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again.
- What part of speech is characteristically?
- Characteristically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce characteristically?
- Characteristically is pronounced /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪkli/ (US).
Words near characteristically in the dictionary
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