typically

B1
US /ˈtəp.ə.kə.li/ UK /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/
adv Freq #10513

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a typical manner

    Tom was typically hostile

  2. 2
    adv

    In a typical or common manner.

    An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.

  3. 3
    adv

    In an expected or customary manner.

    And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes.

Etymology

From typical + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · in a typical or common manner. commonly
Opposites
atypically

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