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.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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