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Definition of Commonly
1. Adverb. Under normal conditions. "Usually she was late"
Partainyms: Common, Ordinary, Unremarkable, Usual
Antonyms: Remarkably
Definition of Commonly
1. adv. Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
Definition of Commonly
1. Adverb. as a rule; frequently; usually ¹
2. Adverb. (obsolete) in common; familiarly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commonly
1. in a common manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commonly
Literary usage of Commonly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1897)
"it is not commonly noticed, and, in the case of an excitable imagination like
Cellini's, it would be basis enough for superstition. ..."
2. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"The presence of this borer is commonly first betrayed by a withering of the leaves
at the tip of the girdled shoots. It is a rather common pest in the ..."
3. Publications (1854)
"... God in London, commonly (though falsly) called ANABAPTISTS. Which was presented
on Monday the second of April, to the Supream Authority of the Nation, ..."
4. Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books by John Milton (1750)
"... it is 'commonly faid to arife And the land on this fide Jordan mount Libanus,
the one called Jrr, land on the other. ..."
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