Antonyms for customarily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kuhs-tuh-mer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌs təˌmɛr i


Definition of customarily

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin consuetudinarius, from consuetitudinem (see custom (n.)). Related: Customarily.
  • adv ordinarily; as a rule
Example sentences :
  • Slafe was in the bow, customarily taciturn, the crew were busy.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • It occurred to Terry that yachts are not customarily armed with bazookas.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • The inn yard was customarily the resort of showmen and musicians.
  • Extract from : « Nooks and Corners of Old London » by Charles Hemstreet
  • His nose was "rather aquiline," and his lips were customarily compressed.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders » by Ernest Scott
  • It suggested that she customarily mislaid it, and recaptured only an echo.
  • Extract from : « The Nest Builder » by Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
  • This is the time when the ordinary fruit trees are customarily pruned.
  • Extract from : « Dwarf Fruit Trees » by F. A. Waugh
  • The concierge had upset the place with the same brutality, the same haste, as customarily.
  • Extract from : « L-bas » by J. K. Huysmans
  • In both, of course, there is customarily a wide range of choice.
  • Extract from : « A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees » by Edwin Asa Dix
  • Where probate fees have customarily been less, they shall remain the same.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • But where mortuaries have customarily been less, they shall remain the same.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly

Synonyms for customarily

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