Definition of USUALLY

usually

Adverb

  • In the customary or ordinary manner; most of the time.
  • under normal conditions
    • "usually she was late"

Adv

  • Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
  • Under normal conditions.

Examples

  • Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
  • He USUALLY plays defensively, but today he took a bold risk for a bingo in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual + -ly. Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċe.

Synonyms

commonly, normally, ordinarily, unremarkably, as a rule, by and large, conventionally, customarily, for the most part, generally, habitually, in general, in the main, mainly, most of the time, most often, mostly, nine times out of ten, oftest, on the whole, predominantly, principally, regularly, routinely, typically, usually, wontedly, wontly

Scrabble Score: 10

usually: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
usually: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
usually: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

usually: valid Words With Friends Word