different between universally vs usually

English

Etymology

From Middle English universally; equivalent to universal +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?jun??v?s?li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ju?n??v??s?li/
• Hyphenation: uni?ver?sally

Adverb

universally (comparative more universally, superlative most universally)

1. In a universal manner.

Synonyms

• (universal manner): See also Thesaurus:generally

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• universely, universaly, universelly, universalliche, unyversaliche, universaliche, unyversally, universalye

Etymology

From universal +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iu?ni?v?rsali?/, /iu?niv?r?sa?li?/, /iu?ni?v?rs?li?/, /iu?ni?v?rsali?t?(?)/

Adverb

universally (Late Middle English)

1. en masse; impacting or influencing everything or everyone.
2. usually, commonly, frequently
3. universally, always.
4. (rare) entirely, fully.

Descendants

• English: universally

References

• “?nivers??ll?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.

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

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