Meanings
comparative more regularly · superlative most regularly
- With constant frequency or pattern.
We regularly buy lottery tickets from the corner store.
2 more examples
Wax models of the pudenda of both sexes were regularly placed before the altar.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 228Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did.
2025 November 12, Tony Streeter, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 42 - normally; ordinarily.
Noemi decided to dress regularly for the party, instead of going for an outrageous outfit.
1 more example
The period of life at which initiation takes place is regularly puberty.
1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 358Synonyms: as a rule
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbnormally; ordinarily.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbhaving a regular form
adverbin a regular way without variation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishregular
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishregularly
Translations
Bulgarian редовно, регулярно
- редовно (redovno)with constant frequency
- регулярно (reguljarno)with constant frequency
- нормално (normalno)normally, ordinarily
- обичайно (običajno)normally, ordinarily
Catalan regularment, regularment
- regularmentwith constant frequency
- regularmentnormally, ordinarily
Czech pravidelně
- pravidelněwith constant frequency
Esperanto regule
- regulewith constant frequency
Estonian regulaarselt
- regulaarseltwith constant frequency
Finnish säännöllisesti, yleensä
- säännöllisestiwith constant frequency
- yleensänormally, ordinarily
- tavallisestinormally, ordinarily
French régulièrement, fréquemment
- régulièrementwith constant frequency
- fréquemmentwith constant frequency
- normalementnormally, ordinarily
- ordinairementnormally, ordinarily
German regulär, regelmäßig
- regulärwith constant frequency
- regelmäßignormally, ordinarily
Greek τακτικά
- τακτικά (taktiká)with constant frequency
Hungarian rendszeresen, szabályosan
- rendszeresenwith constant frequency
- szabályosannormally, ordinarily
Māori riterite
- riteritewith constant frequency
Polish regularnie, systematycznie
- regularniewith constant frequency
- systematyczniewith constant frequency
- normalnienormally, ordinarily
- typowonormally, ordinarily
Portuguese regularmente, normalmente
- regularmentewith constant frequency
- normalmentenormally, ordinarily
Russian регуля́рно, обы́чно
- регуля́рно (reguljárno)with constant frequency
- обы́чно (obýčno)normally, ordinarily
Spanish regularmente, comúnmente
- regularmentewith constant frequency
- comúnmentenormally, ordinarily
Swedish regelbundet, vanligen
- regelbundetwith constant frequency
- vanligennormally, ordinarily
- vanligtvisnormally, ordinarily
Ukrainian регуля́рно
- регуля́рно (rehuljárno)with constant frequency
Cite this entry
regularly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regularly
“regularly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regularly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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