Normally

Part of speech: adverb

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːmə.li/

Definitions

1. In a fashion that adheres to what is generally accepted
2. In a manner consistent with what is common or expected
3. Following the standard or regular pattern of behavior or occurrence

Etymology: "Normally" is an inflected-style adverb built from the adjective "normal" plus the suffix "-ly", which in Old English was "-līċe", a form of the adjective "-līc" meaning "like" or "having the form of." So the word literally means "in a manner like the norm." The adjective "normal" comes from Latin "normalis", "made according to a carpenter's square," from "norma", a square or rule. The Latin term was taken into English in the sense of "perpendicular," a geometric meaning that is still preserved in some technical uses. Its sense of "conforming to a standard" developed later, which means the everyday meaning of the adverb grew out of a tool for measuring right angles.

Synonyms: typically, usually, generally, ordinarily, commonly

Antonyms: abnormally, unusually, exceptionally, rarely, atypically