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

Although edible, ornamental kale leaves are more bitter than the type that is customarily eaten. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025

Major medical organizations, which customarily eschew delving into politics, are finding themselves increasingly at odds with the Trump administration as health policy decisions are being advanced without the backing of scientific consensus. —Joseph Choi, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025

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

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