adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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New-Zealand:/ˈtəp.ə.kə.li/
New-Zealand:/ˈtɪp.ə.kli/
CMU ARPABET:T IH1 P IH0 K L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T IH1 P IH0 K AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a typical or common manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In an expected or customary manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in a typical manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Tom was typically hostile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: atypically
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English typical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English typically From typical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
típicament
— in a typical manner
Finnish:
tyypillisesti
— in a typical manner
Finnish:
yleensä
— in a typical manner
French:
typiquement
— in a typical manner
Galician:
tipicamente
— in a typical manner
German:
typischerweise
— in a typical manner
Greek:
τυπικά
(typiká)
— in a typical manner
Greek:
τυπικώς
(typikós)
— in a typical manner
Hungarian:
jellemzően
— in a typical manner
Hungarian:
tipikusan
— in a typical manner
Indonesian:
khususnya
— in a typical manner
Italian:
tipicamente
— in a typical manner
Polish:
typowo
— in a typical manner
Portuguese:
tipicamente
— in a typical manner
Scots:
teepically
— in a typical manner
Spanish:
típicamente
— in a typical manner
Walloon:
tipicmint
— in a typical manner
Finnish:
tyypillisesti
— in an expected or customary manner
French:
habituellement
— in an expected or customary manner
French:
ordinairement
— in an expected or customary manner
Greek:
συνήθως
(syníthos)
— in an expected or customary manner
Indonesian:
khas
— in an expected or customary manner
Italian:
solitamente
— in an expected or customary manner
Polish:
typowo
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
geralmente
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
habitualmente
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
comumente
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
em geral
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
normalmente
— in an expected or customary manner
Portuguese:
em regra
— in an expected or customary manner
Scots:
teepically
— in an expected or customary manner