different between regularly vs usually

English

Etymology

regular +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: reg?y?l?rli, IPA^(key): /????j?l?li/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: re?gyo?ol?li IPA^(key): /????j?l?li/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /????j?li/
• Hyphenation: reg?u?lar?ly

Adverb

regularly (comparative more regularly, superlative most regularly)

1. With constant frequency or pattern.
2. normally; ordinarily.

Synonyms

• (normally): as a rule, routinely; see also Thesaurus:normally

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English usualli, equivalent to usual +? -ly. Displaced native Old English ?ewunel??e.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?ju??(??)li/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?ju??ju(?)li/

Adverb

usually (comparative more usually, superlative most usually)

1. Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

   • He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend?; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous, […].

2. Under normal conditions.

Synonyms

• (most of the time): generally, mainly, commonly, regularly, mostly, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, by and large, most often, ordinarily, wontedly; see also Thesaurus:usually
• (under normal conditions): customarily, habitually, wontly, normally, routinely, as a rule; see also Thesaurus:normally

Related terms

• use

Translations