normally

Comparative

more normally

Superlative

most normally

1. 1.Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

   • Normally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
   • A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.
   • It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule.

2. 2.In the expected or customary manner.

   • Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.

3. 3.To a usual or customary extent or degree.

   • He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.

4. 4.In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

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Synonyms

• commonly
• usually

Word family

• norm
• normal