Ordinarily (Adverb)
Meaning
Under normal conditions; "usually she was late".
Examples
- Ordinarily, people would have some patience while waiting in line for food.
- She would always speak up during meetings, but ordinarily, she would give the floor to the team leader to wrap things up.
- Ordinarily, he was punctual and responsible, but yesterday he was running very late.
- Under bright sunlight, shadows were thin and faint, ordinarily unnoticeable.
- Ordinarily, it would have taken us four hours to walk up that mountain, but it was all uphill and in snow.