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

The guardians of knowledge have customarily deemed the history and experience of Asian Americans to be inessential or peripheral to all levels of American education. —Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026

Cities in decent financial health customarily don’t float bonds to cover operational expenses such as legal settlements and compensation for workers. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

Trustees Emerson and Dan Courtney voted no, and Chairman Andy Fotsch customarily abstained. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026

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