customarily

adverb

cus·​tom·​ar·​i·​ly ˌkə-stə-ˈmer-ə-lē 

-ˈme-rə-

: by or according to custom or established practice

clothing customarily worn for formal celebrations

: in accordance with what is customary or usual

the order in which the different courses are customarily served

In addition to administering the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day, the chief justice customarily administers two oaths to each of his new colleagues.

—John Paul Stevens

Examples of customarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We’re not customarily taught to spot diet culture or to call it out. —Mallary Tenore Tarpley, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

Grave stones are customarily cleaned and tidied up during the visits. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025

There was language to distinguish tips from other sorts of income and a limitation to occupations that had customarily and regularly received tips prior to December 31, 2024. —Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

These are customarily served anywhere from funerals to potlucks to tailgates to parties. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for customarily

• arbitrarily
• militarily
• momentarily
• necessarily
• ordinarily
• secondarily
• temporarily
• voluntarily
• airily
• caroli
• merrily
• verily