NYT Dictionary

NORMALLY

/ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/
AdverbNOR-mal-lynor-mal-ly · 3 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024

Meaning

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English normally From normal + -ly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

commonlycustomarilyaveragelyfrequentlyordinarilyhabituallyroutinelyas a matter of courseas a rulegenerally

Antonyms

atypicallyexceptionallyirregularlyunusuallyremarkably

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram:

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