USUALLY

normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily

(adverb) under normal conditions; “usually she was late”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

usually (comparative more usually, superlative most usually)

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

Under normal conditions.

Synonyms

• (most of the time): generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly; see also usually

• (under normal conditions): customarily, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule; see also normally

Source: Wiktionary


USUAL

U"su*al, a. Etym: [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel. See Use, n.]

Definition: Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common. Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in their times. Hooker. We can make friends of these usual enemies. Baxter.

– U"su*al*ly, adv.

– U"su*al*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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