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ordinarily [ˈɔːdənrɪlɪ ˈɔːdəˌnɛrɪlɪ] adv
in ordinary, normal, or usual practice; usually; normally ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ordinarily adverb usually, generally, normally, commonly, regularly, routinely, in general, as a rule, habitually, customarily, in the usual way, as is usual, as is the custom, in the general run (of things) The streets would ordinarily have been full of people at this time. rarely, occasionally, seldom, scarcely, infrequently, uncommonly, hardly ever Translations ordinarily [ˌɔːrdəˈnɛrɪli] adv (= normally) → d'ordinaire The streets would ordinarily have been full of people. There was no one → D'ordinaire, les rues auraient été pleine de gens. Il n'y avait personne. places where the patient does not ordinarily go → des lieux où le patient ne va pas d'ordinaire I learned later that this room was ordinarily used by the doctor → J'ai appris plus tard que d'ordinaire la pièce était utilisée par le médecin. students ordinarily resident in Scotland BUT des étudiants résidant ordinairement en Écosse. ordinarily adv → normalerweise, gewöhnlich; (+adj) → normal, wie gewöhnlich; more than ordinarily stupid/intelligent → außergewöhnlich dumm/intelligent ordinarily [ˈɔːdnrɪlɪ] adv → normalmente, di solito ordinarily [ˈɔːdnrɪlɪ] adv → normalmente, di solito How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They fancy that the monster to which these arms belonged ordinarily clings by them to the bed of the ocean; and that the sperm whale, unlike other species, is supplied with teeth in order to attack and tear it. Thucydides, in quoting the "Hymn to Apollo", calls it PROOIMION, which ordinarily means a `prelude' chanted by a rhapsode before recitation of a lay from Homer, and such hymns as Nos. And for him, living in a certain society--owing to the need, ordinarily developed at years of discretion, for some degree of mental activity--to have views was just as indispensable as to have a hat. |
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