customary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English custumary, from Medieval Latin custumarius. By surface analysis, custom + -ary.
Meanings
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In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it was customary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 39:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:As Trevor Corson, author of “The Story of Sushi” explains, in Japan, sushi is typically eaten at a bar, where it’s customary for the customer to chat with the chef, who can recommend what’s in season. The short window during which the fish is fresh also makes it more likely to be tastier in Japan.
2023 June 15, Rebecca Wallwork, “‘You had to be there’: Foods that taste better on home turf”, in CNN:"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers:
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Holding or held by custom.
The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.
1777, Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland:customary tenants
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most customary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more customary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncustomary · customarily · noncustomary · customary marriage · customariness · customary unit · customary international law
Relateds
customize · custom · consuetude · customer · costume · customization · costumal
Synonyms
official · by the book · traditional · allowed · traditional · habitual · conventional · conventional · natural · customary · proper · halal · kosher · routine · homodox · orthodox
Translations (48)
la ūsitātus (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · fr habituel (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · bg обичаен (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · es consueto (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · la solitus (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hi प्रथागत (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · he מְקֻבָּל (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · ru обы́чный (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · ga iondúil (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · tr alışılagelmiş (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hu obligát (holding or held by custom) · fi tavallinen (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · id beradat (holding or held by custom) · fi tavanmukainen (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · sv av hävd (holding or held by custom) · oc usual (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · io kustumala (holding or held by custom) · ga gnásúil (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · tr alışılagelen (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hu elmaradhatatlan (holding or held by custom) · hi परंपरागत (holding or held by custom) · es consuetudinario (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · oc abitual (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · es consuetudinario (holding or held by custom) · fi tavanomainen (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · grc νόμιμος (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · fr coutumier (holding or held by custom) · el εθιμικός (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · es sólito (holding or held by custom) · fr coutumier (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · it consueto (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hu szokásos (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · oc costumièr (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · bn রেওয়াজী (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · fr d'usage (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hi पारंपरिक (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · bn রেওয়াজী (holding or held by custom) · es acostumbrado (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · sv bruklig (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · io kustumala (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hi पारंपरिक (holding or held by custom) · ru привы́чный (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · id beradat (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · ota مسنون (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · bg обичаен (holding or held by custom) · hi परंपरागत (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · hu megszokott (agreeing with, or established by, custom) · de üblich (agreeing with, or established by, custom)