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or⋅di⋅nar⋅i⋅ly

  [awr-dn-air-uh-lee, awr-dn-er-uh-lee]
Use ordinarily in a Sentence
–adverb
1. most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
2. in an unexceptional manner or fashion; modestly: a wealthy child who was dressed ordinarily.
3. to the usual extent; reasonably: to expect someone to be ordinarily honest.
Origin:
1525–35; ordinary + -ly
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or·di·nar·i·ly   (ôr'dn-âr'ə-lē, ôr'dn-ěr'-)   
adv.  
  1. As a general rule; usually: ordinarily home by six.
  2. In the commonplace or usual manner: ordinarily dressed pedestrians on the street.
  3. To the usual extent or degree: an ordinarily small profit.
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Ordinarily

Or"di*na*ri*ly\, adv. According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than ordinarily severe.

Those who ordinarily pride themselves not a little upon their penetration. --I. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : ordinarily
Spanish: comúnmente,
German: gewöhnlich,
Japanese: ふつうは
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