conventionally

English

Etymology

From conventional +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈvɛnʃənəli/, /kənˈvɛnʃnəli/, /kənˈvɛnʃənli/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

conventionally (comparative more conventionally, superlative most conventionally)

  1. Ordinarily, by convention.
    Antonyms: unconventionally, nonconventionally
    • 2000: BBC News website, Organic food 'no healthier' read at [1] on 14 May 2006 - The carrots tested were: an organic British carrot, an organic carrot from abroad and a conventionally grown carrot.
    • 2020 November 1, Rich Juzwiak, Jessica Stoya, “I Met a Hot Guy on a Dating App—but He Just Dropped a Big Revelation on Me”, in Slate‎[2]:
      Stoya: Are they actually not conventionally attractive, or is this an incellike distortion of self-image? Is their view of their physical appearance a symptom of a psychological condition like depression?

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:usually.

Translations

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