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

Tip income would be temporarily deductible—only for tax years 2025 through 2028—for individuals in traditionally and customarily tipped industries who do not itemize. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Some legal experts say there’s a legitimate role for AI in the law — even to make decisions customarily left to judges. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025

As a symbolic rectification for this, Jews customarily stay awake studying Torah until the morning, on the first night of Shavuot, which this year is on Sunday night. —Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025

Lake Forest mayors customarily serve two two-year terms. —Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 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