normally

[ nawr-muh-lee ]

adverb

1. in a normal or regular way:

   The wound is healing normally.

2. according to rule, general custom, etc.; as a rule; ordinarily; usually.

normally

/ ˈnɔːməlɪ /

adverb

1. as a rule; usually; ordinarily
2. in a normal manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of normally¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; normal + -ly

Example Sentences

I get easily distracted normally at the best of times.

From BBC

They want to enable me to live as normally as possible.

From BBC

This link between stress and vinegar may help explain why astronauts like to eat certain foods in microgravity that they don't normally enjoy on Earth, Newman said.

From Science Daily

The editing of a session that would normally last more than an hour gave a few small clues about Amorim's thinking before his first match in charge at Ipswich on Sunday.

From BBC

Acute infections normally clear up spontaneously in patients with an intact immune system.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• commonly
• ordinarily
• regularly
• typically