normally

B1
US /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ UK /ˈnɔːmə.li/
adv Freq #2587

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

    Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.

  2. 2
    adv

    In the expected or customary manner.

    Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.

  3. 3
    adv

    To a usual or customary extent or degree.

    He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.

  4. 4
    adv

    under normal conditions

  5. 5
    adv

    In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

Etymology

From normal + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · under normal conditions or... commonly
2 adv · in the expected or... customarily
3 adv · to a usual or customary... averagely
4 adv · under normal conditions commonlyordinarilyunremarkablyusually
More frequentlygenerallyhabituallyregularlyroutinelytypicallyunexceptionallywontedlywontly
Opposites
atypicallyexceptionallyirregularlyunusually
Word family
Derived forms binormallynonnormally
Related forms normality

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