Standard Lemma guide

ordinarily

adv · 4 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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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli/
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 R D AH0 N EH1 R AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In accordance with normal custom or routine; as a matter of established occurrence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Usually or as a general rule; commonly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

In the usual manner; unexceptionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The man was ordinarily dressed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

under normal conditions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • usually she was late

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ordinary Middle English -ly English -ly English ordinarily From ordinary + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обикновено (obiknoveno) — usually or as a general rule
  • Catalan: ordinàriament — usually or as a general rule
  • Dutch: gewoon — usually or as a general rule
  • Esperanto: kutime — usually or as a general rule
  • French: d'ordinaire — usually or as a general rule
  • French: ordinairement — usually or as a general rule
  • Galician: ordinariamente — usually or as a general rule
  • Ido: ordinare — usually or as a general rule
  • Latvian: parasti — usually or as a general rule
  • Latvian: normāli — usually or as a general rule
  • Norman: ordinnaithement — usually or as a general rule
  • Portuguese: ordinariamente — usually or as a general rule
  • Spanish: ordinariamente — usually or as a general rule
  • Spanish: de ordinario — usually or as a general rule
  • Swedish: vanligen — usually or as a general rule
  • Bulgarian: както обикновено (kakto obiknoveno) — in the usual manner
  • Catalan: ordinàriament — in the usual manner
  • Galician: ordinariamente — in the usual manner
  • Portuguese: ordinariamente — in the usual manner