popularly

English

Etymology

From popular +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

popularly (comparative more popularly, superlative most popularly)

  1. In a popular manner.
    1. So as to be generally favored or accepted by the people.
    2. commonly
      They were popularly known as "the Kings of California"
      • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 85:
        [T]he Oligocene's signature species were an unsavoury group of pigs and pig-like creatures, foremost among which were the entelodonts, more popularly known as hell pigs, or terminator pigs.
    3. currently

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