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UK
/kˌʌstəmˈɛɹəli/
]
[ US /ˌkəstəˈmɛɹəɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌkəstəˈmɛɹəɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
by custom; according to common practice
children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard
How To Use customarily In A Sentence
- Masher asked, twirling the long hammer he customarily carried. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
- His voice sounded less haughty than it customarily did - but only slightly. DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE
- Rogaines of this length customarily begin midday on a Saturday and conclude at midday on the following day.
- The weighing room before a National is a highly strung place, where the customarily quiet jockeys get noisy and the noisy go quiet. Times, Sunday Times
- Cleavage is often preceded by the term "ample" and one customarily "sports" it. The Many Splendors of Boobs
- Until the Roman Christian era the term Satan had no sinister connotation whatsoever, and in biblical times, members of a political opposition party would have customarily been called “satans” [sonus] understanding issues: part 7
- Billy had heard that one man in each firing squad was customarily given a rifle loaded with blank cartridge.
- A Church of England spokesman said: ‘The words bachelor or spinster have never been part of the wording of banns, but many clergy customarily use them and will no doubt continue to.’
- We do not customarily look to opera for moral edification.
- The children were allowed to drink sodas for breakfast and this seemed as exotic to me as Elwin's silver flattop and the red bow ties he customarily wore.