Wontly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Done as a matter of habit or custom, in the way someone usually or regularly acts
2. Describing an action performed customarily, as one usually does on a familiar occasion
3. In a habitual, accustomed way, repeating what has long been a person's usual practice

Etymology: "Wontly" is a plain compound of "wont" and the suffix "-ly". "Wont" is an old English word meaning a customary habit or way of doing things, and it has been in use for centuries as a noun and adjective ("to be wont to do something" means to be accustomed to doing it). Adding "-ly" turns the adjective into an adverb, so "wontly" means in a customary or habitual manner, or as one usually does. The word is rare today, surviving mostly in older literature and in the phrase "as is my wont," which is still used with a slightly literary flavour. Its history is simply that of its two parts: the base has a long English record, and the suffix is one of the most productive ways English has made adverbs from adjectives.