usual

Definition of usual in English English dictionary
usually: Under normal conditions
usualspan>: {s} common, regular, ordinary
usualspan>: commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"
usually: You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does. She felt more than usually hungry after her excursion He was more than usually depressed by problems at work. = unusually. used to talk about what happens on most occasions or in most situations
usually: most of the time
usualspan>: That which most commonly occurs
usualspan>: {a} common, customary, frequent
usually: {a} commonly, customarily, generally
usually: {a} accustomably
usually: {a} accustomarily
usually: commonly, generally, regularly
Usually: customably
usualspan>: If something happens as usual, it happens in the way that it normally does, especially when other things have changed. When somebody died everything went on as usual, as if it had never happened
usualspan>: Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common
usualspan>: Usual is used to describe what happens or what is done most often in a particular situation. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems She's smiling her usual friendly smile After lunch there was a little more clearing up to do than usual It is usual to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers. = normal Usual is also a noun. The stout barman in a bow tie presented himself to take their order. `Good morning, sir. The usual?'
usualspan>: You use as usual to indicate that you are describing something that normally happens or that is normally the case. As usual there will be the local and regional elections on June the twelfth The front pages are, as usual, a mixture of domestic and foreign news
usualspan>: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
usualspan>: business as usual: see business
usually: If something usually happens, it is the thing that most often happens in a particular situation. The best information about hotels usually comes from friends and acquaintances who have been there They ate, as they usually did, in the kitchen Usually, the work is boring Offering only one loan, usually an installment loan, is part of the plan. = generally, normally
usually: under normal conditions; "usually she was late"

usual

Hyphenation

u·su·al

Synonyms

common, wonted, normal, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, accepted, accustomed, average, chronic, commonplace, constant, conventional

Antonyms

unusual, abnormal, atypical, irregular, uncommon

Etymology

[ 'yü-zh&-w&l, -zh& ] (adjective.) 14th century. From French usuel Latin usualis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”) usus (“use, habit, custom”), from past participle stem of uti (“to use”).