normally
normally Lexical Profile
normally Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
Under normal or usual conditions; as a rule or generally.
"The library normally closes at eight o'clock on weekdays, though hours are extended during final exams."
In a natural, healthy, or standard manner, without defect or irregularity.
"After the technician replaced the faulty valve, the heating system began functioning normally again."
At right angles or perpendicularly to a given line or surface (in geometry and physics); according to a normal or Gaussian probability distribution (in statistics).
"The test scores across the entire student population were normally distributed around the mean."
• Rhymes for normally
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'normal' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'; 'normal' derives from the Latin 'normalis', meaning 'made according to a carpenter's square', from 'norma' (carpenter's square, rule, or pattern).