ordinarily
/ɔɹdɪˈnɛɹɪli/ adverb C1- Usually or as a general rule; commonly. · Ordinarily I go to the match on a Saturday.
- In the usual manner; unexceptionally. · The man was ordinarily dressed.
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The lady began to show some curious traits quite alien to her ordinarily sweet and gentle disposition.
At this unusual sound, a huge black dog came rushing to meet the daring assailant of his ordinarily tranquil abode, snarling and displaying his sharp white teeth with a determined hostility that abundantly proved how little he was accustomed to society.
My commands are ordinarily short, clear, and precise; and I would rather be obliged to repeat my words twice, or even three times, than they should be misunderstood.
The dull driver, smoking his pipe, was plodding along toward the limits of the Faubourg Saint-Denis, where no doubt he ordinarily had his station.
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