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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

routinely en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ɹʉːˈtiːnli/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /ɹuːˈtiːnli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹuˈtinli/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Midwestern-US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English routine Middle English -ly English -ly English routinely From routine + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
    • The risk of going out of business was very real, they had suffered disastrous presidents, routinely lost their best players, and were effectively owned by a bailed-out bank, so Lim was welcomed as their saviour. 2017 January 18, Sid Lowe, “Chaos at Mestalla: Valencia's journey from Champions League to utter disarray”, in The Guardian:
  2. Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern.
    • We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.

Forms

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most routinely Degree=Sup lexicographic
more routinely Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

customarily (in a routine manner) · ordinarily

Translations (6)

es rutinariamente (in a routine manner) · sv rutinmässigt (in a routine manner) · pt rotineiramente (in a routine manner) · nn rutinemessig (in a routine manner) · fr routinièrement (in a routine manner) · nb rutinemessig (in a routine manner)