Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

routinely

/ɹuˈtinli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: rou-tine-ly
IPA: /ɹuˈtinli/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.

adv

Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern.

Example Sentences

"The risk of going out of business was very real, they had suffered disastrous presidents, routinely lost their best players, and were effectively owned by a bailed-out bank, so Lim was welcomed as their saviour."
"We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail."

Etymology

Etymology tree English routine Middle English -ly English -ly English routinely From routine + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹuˈtinli/
British English: /ɹuːˈtiːnli/

Inflected Forms

more routinely (comparative) most routinely (superlative)

Synonyms

customarily ordinarily

Rhymes With

keenly cleanly greenly greenley meanly

Questions

How do you pronounce routinely?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuˈtinli/.
What does routinely mean?: In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
Where does routinely come from?: Etymology tree English routine Middle English -ly English -ly English routinely From routine + -ly.

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