typically
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Definition
- 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.)
Adverb
- in a typical manner
- Tom was typically hostile