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ordinarily

Syllables: or·di·na·ri·ly/ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/US/ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli/

ordinarily adverb: in accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.

Adverb

ordinarily (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.
    • It is ordinarily seene how good intentions, being managed without moderation, thrust men into most vicious effects.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 19, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. Usually or as a general rule; commonly.
    • Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.
    • I'm ordinarily supportive of free speech, but this dispay is obnoxious.1980 December 27, John Zeh, quoting Ron Rucker, “Cincy Activists Protest Store's Violent Sex Wares”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 3
  3. In the usual manner; unexceptionally.
    • The man was ordinarily dressed.

ordinarily meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Odia

ordinarily in Urdu

عموماً

ordinarily in Malayalam

normally, usually, as a (general) rule
സാധാരണ, സമാമന്യേന, പരക്കെ, പൊതുവേ, സാധാരണമായി, പതിവനുസരിച്ച്

ordinarily in Odia

ordinarily; commonly
ପ୍ରାୟ prāya

Examples of ordinarily in a sentence

  • Acceptance of the offer terminates the power of revocation that the offeror ordinarily has.
  • Ordinarily an order allowing a claim is not reviewable on petition.
  • Ordinarily, no left turn is allowed at an intersection where a Michigan left is in place.

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Synonyms of ordinarily

All synonyms of ordinarily

Origin of ordinarily

From ordinary + -ly.

Questions about ordinarily

What does ordinarily mean?
Ordinarily means in accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.
What is ordinarily in Urdu?
Ordinarily in Urdu is عموماً. See Ordinarily meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ordinarily?
Ordinarily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ordinarily?
Ordinarily is pronounced /ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/ (UK).

Words near ordinarily in the dictionary

  1. ordinariate
  2. ordinariates
  3. ordinarie
  4. ordinaries
  5. ordinariest
  6. ordinarily
  7. ordinariness
  8. ordinarinesses
  9. ordinarities
  10. ordinarity
  11. ordinary

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ordinarily (page history and authors); ordinarily (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ordinarily (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ପ୍ରାୟ (Odia) (page history and authors). 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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