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Tom was typically hostile during the meeting.

Definition
  1. Adverb:
    • In a way that shows the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person or thing; in a way that is characteristic or expected. It describes an action or state that conforms to a general pattern or norm.
    • Generally; normally; on most occasions or in most instances. It indicates what usually happens or is most common.
Usage Examples
  • Adverb: (This shows his usual, characteristic behavior.) (This indicates what normally or generally happens.) (This describes her characteristic or expected manner.)
Advanced Usage
  • Used to introduce a statement that is generally true or to give a representative example.
  • Used to express that something is characteristic of a person or group, sometimes with a nuance of mild criticism or stereotype.(This implies his stubbornness was an expected, characteristic trait.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Typical (adjective): Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type; representative.
  • Atypical (adjective): Not typical; unusual.
Synonyms
  • Usually: Under normal conditions; generally.
  • Normally: In a normal or usual manner.
  • Generally: In most cases; usually.
  • Characteristically: In a way that is typical of a particular person, place, or thing.
Antonyms
  • Unusually: In a way that is not common or habitual.
  • Atypically: In a way that is not typical.
  • Exceptionally: To an unusual degree; unusually.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Par for the course: What is normal or expected in a given situation. (This idiom is conceptually related to "typically" as it describes a standard outcome.)
typically

Tom was typically hostile during the meeting.

Adverb
  1. in a typical manner
    • Tom was typically hostile