Normally

Origin

normal + -ly

Full definition of normally

Adverb

1. Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the timeNormally, I eat breakfast at 6am, but today, I got up late and didn't eat until 9.
2. In the expected or customary manner.Lisa ate normally, until she realised that she was late for choir, when she sped up.
3. To a usual or customary extent or degree.He was abnormally agitated, she only normally so.
4. (mathematics, statistics) In the manner of a variable with a Gaussian distribution.

Synonyms

• (most of the time) commonly, frequently, ordinarily
• (in the expected manner) customarily, habitually, routinely

Related terms

• normality