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Definition of ordinarily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ordinarily

adverb
 
/ˈɔːdnrəli/
 
/ˌɔːrdnˈerəli/
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  1. in a normal way synonym normally
    • To the untrained eye, the children were behaving ordinarily.
  2. used to say what normally happens in a particular situation, especially because something different is happening this time synonym usually
    • Ordinarily, she wouldn't have bothered arguing with him.
    • We do not ordinarily carry out this type of work.
    • For tax purposes they were treated as ordinarily resident in the UK.
    • Comedy is the perfect vehicle to tackle ordinarily taboo subjects.
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