ordinarily
Use Ordinarily in a sentence
dnˈɛər 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.
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| —adv | |
| in ordinary, normal, or usual practice; usually; normally | |
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Ordinarily
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
Instead, even the best earthbound telescopes ordinarily see a star as a fat smudge.
But even if that's the case, this is a choice that the law ordinarily gives to the creator.
Lithium, ordinarily used for bipolar disorder, is useful for some schizophrenic patients.
In the minds of the poor success does not ordinarily go with charity and kind-heartedness, but rather with the opposite qualities.
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