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customarily

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In the customary manner; as is custom

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: manner

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Under normal circumstances, normally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: frequency

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

by custom; according to common practice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • children are custosby-the-waymarily expected to be seen but not heard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English customary Middle English -ly English -ly English customarily From customary + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَادَةً (ʕādatan) — in the customary way
  • Catalan: consuetudinàriament — in the customary way
  • Esperanto: kutime — in the customary way
  • Georgian: ჩვეულებრივად (čveulebrivad) — in the customary way
  • Georgian: ჩვეულებისამებრ (čveulebisamebr) — in the customary way
  • Irish: go hiondúil — in the customary way
  • Russian: обы́чно (obýčno) — in the customary way
  • Russian: привы́чно (privýčno) — in the customary way
Real reading context

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