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Antonyms for regularly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : reg-yuh-ler-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛg yə lər li



Definition of regularly

Origin :
  • 1520s, "at proper times," from regular + -ly (2). Meaning "in accordance with rules" is from 1560s.
  • adv as a matter of usual practice
  • adv with little or no deviation
Example sentences :
  • However, he was regularly engaged, and it was of no use for me to say anything against him.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He forced himself to face them regularly as a penance and a corrective.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A thorough examination should be regularly made, and I will promote it.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • But I have not yet regularly described the genus and species of which I am treating.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Little Lucie she taught, as regularly, as if they had all been united in their English home.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • You would have thought he was embarking at the regularly appointed rendezvous.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • On nearly all the tablets the words "zeal" or "zealous" regularly appeared.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • The garden is regularly started in the Spring, but seldom amounts to much.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • Large quantities are regularly shipped to various parts of the country.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • Regularly thenceforward his eyes had to be examined by oculists.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

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