customary
UK/ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi//ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/
customary adjective: in accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
Adjective
customary (comparative more customary, superlative most customary)
- In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
- At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a...1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
- When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it was customary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 39
- Synonyms:
- conventional, habitual, traditional, halal, homodox, kosher, orthodox, by the book, allowed, natural
- Holding or held by custom.
- customary tenants
- The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.1777, Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland
Noun
customary (plural customaries)
- A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.
customary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
customary in Hindi
- agreeing with, or established by, custom
- प्रथागत prathāgat, परंपरागत paramprāgat, पारंपरिक pāramprik
- holding or held by custom
- पारंपरिक pāramprik, परंपरागत paramprāgat
customary in Tamil
- இயல்பான, மரபு வழக்கான, மரபுவழி, வழக்கமான, வாடிக்கையான, பண்ணை வழக்கங்களின் தொகுதி
customary in Urdu
- customary
- شعاری śi'ārī, رسمی rasmī, عادی 'ādī
customary in Bengali
- agreeing with, or established by, custom
- রেওয়াজী reōẇaji
- holding or held by custom
- রেওয়াজী reōẇaji
More languagesFewer languages
- customary in Malayalam
- പതിവുളള, നടപ്പനുസരിച്ചുളള, സാധാരണമായ, ശീലമായ
- customary in Kannada
- ರೂಢಿಗತ
- customary in Punjabi
- ਰਸਮੀ rasmī, ਦਸਤੂਰੀ dastūrī
- customary in Gujarati
- રૂઢિગત
- customary in Sanskrit
- उचित ucitá
- customary in Nepali
- रूढीगत
- customary in Indonesian
- beradat
Examples of customary in a sentence
- After the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.
- It is customary to only eat Pas Yisroel during the Days of Awe.
- Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
Synonyms of customary
Forms of customary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more customary |
| superlative | most customary |
| Noun | |
| plural | customaries |
Origin of customary
From Middle English custumary, from Medieval Latin custumarius. By surface analysis, custom + -ary.
Words formed from customary
Phrases with customary
Questions about customary
- What does customary mean?
- Customary means in accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
- What is customary in Hindi?
- Customary in Hindi is प्रथागत (prathāgat), परंपरागत (paramprāgat), पारंपरिक (pāramprik). See Customary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is customary?
- Customary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce customary?
- Customary is pronounced /ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near customary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: customary (page history and authors); customary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); رسمی (Urdu) (page history and authors); customary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); customary (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਦਸਤੂਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); customary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उचित (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); customary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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