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Added 4 October 2026

usually

/ˈjuːʒʊəli/ adverb

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about usually at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
Under normal conditions.

Origin

From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual + -ly. Broadly displaced native Old English ġewunelīċe (from which English wontly).

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