Regularly

Definition: Regularly

Regularly

Adverb

1. In a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children".

2. Having a regular form; "regularly shaped objects".

3. In a regular way without variation; "try to breathe evenly".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "regularly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Synonym: Regularly

Crosswords: Regularly

Not regularly. (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary)

Yes, Ross, I do want a son who'll be regularly beaten in the schoolyard (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen)

Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs (Private Lives; writing credit: Noel Coward; Hanns Kräly)

The Goa'uld visit here regularly. It is one of their favorite places to harvest hosts for Goa'uld absorption (Stargate SG-1; writing credit: Robert C. Cooper; Brad Wright)

The came and went so fast and so regularly that sometimes we didn't even learn their names (The Big Red One; writing credit: Samuel Fuller)

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Books

• Doses of Humor to Be Taken Regularly by Citizens of Mature Age (reference)

• How to win prize contests; an encyclopedic guide to the art and science of winning part of the millions in prizes offered regularly to contest winners (reference)

• Regularly varying functions (reference)

• The Amante Papers: How Women Regularly Have 5 or More Orgasms During Sex (reference)

• The Birdwatcher's Handbook: A Guide to the Natural History of the Birds of Britain and Europe: Including 516 Species That Regularly Breed in Europe (reference)

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At a St. Petersburg school, student volunteers mix beach sand, peat moss, and vermiculite to plant nursery plants. Once the plants are established, Tampa Baywatch staff visit regularly and the students monitor the health of the plants once a week and measure salinity and PH in the ponds. This nursery was built on Feb. 24, 1998, donor plants taken on the 25th and planted on the 26th. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 16. Combination water sampling bottle and sounder designed by John Y. Buchanan after his return from the Challenger expedition in 1877. This instrument worked better than preceding models for water sampling and was used regularly by Prince Albert I of Monaco. The first tests took place on board the PRINCESS ALICE in 1894 off Morocco in 2782 meters water depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Producers and marketers can minimize pre-slaughter fasting stress in cattle by feeding animals regularly. And the practice could do a lot to maintain the normal balance of rumen microbes and suppress bacterial like E. coli 0157:H7. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Brian Prechtel..

Acrylic painting of a pair of black-bellied whistling ducks by Jim Hautman, 2015 Xanthus Lane, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447. At age 25, he is the youngest wildlife artist ever to win the Duck Stamp Contest. This was the fifth time he entered. Jim placed third in the 1987 contest with a pair of bufflehead ducks. As a full-time wildlife artist, he exhibits regularly at the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation's wildlife art show, as well as local exhibitions. He is a native Minnesotan and an avid outdoorsman and hunter. Painting since childhood, he decided to combine his love of the outdoors with his artistic ability. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.

Eye position tests for the early detection of squints take place regularly in primary schools in Switzerland. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by J. Zbinden..

Defuse Stress : Take time to relax, eat right and exercise regularly. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Women Of All Ages Should Have A Pap Smear Done Regularly : Pap Smear= Test For Cancer Of The Cervix (Kol Matris). Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Packages for prisoners of war and internees. Americans taken prisoners of war or interned by Germany and Italy regularly receive standard American Red Cross food packages, shown here stacked like bricks in the International Red Cross warehouse at Geneva,. Credit: Library of Congress.

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In particular, the transport of perishable goods shall be promptly and regularly carried out, and the customs formalities shall be effected in such a way as to allow the goods to be carried straight through by trains which make connection. (reference)

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He went regularly to hear mass every Sunday

Pays his dues regularly but not plentifully to Father Dwyer of Larras

The pond rises and falls, but whether regularly or not, and within what period, nobody knows, though, as usual, many pretend to know

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Health

Exercise regularly. (references)

Be sure to see your dentist regularly. (references)

Continue to visit your doctor regularly. (references)

Business

Retail pharmacies are reimbursed regularly by Sick Funds. (references)

Many travel regularly to the United States and speak English. (references)

Saudi furniture suppliers regularly attend furniture shows overseas. (references)

Children

Slovenia

Social workers visited schools regularly to monitor any incidents of mistreatment or abuse of children. (references)

Greece

Street children were arrested and detained regularly by police prior to being placed in these programs. (references)

Honduras

Many street children have been sexually molested or exploited, and about 40 percent regularly engaged in prostitution. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

Baha'is regularly are denied compensation for injury or criminal victimization. (references)

Kenya

Acts of violence, including banditry and shootings, occur regularly near the camps. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Comprehensive closures also are instituted regularly during major Israeli holidays. (references)

Discrimination

Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court regularly upholds court rulings in cases in which individuals file suit over the abridgment of their fundamental civil rights. (references)

Economic History

Burma

Authorities regularly monitor communications. (references)

Nepal

RNAC is regularly in the market for wet and dry leases. (references)

Human Rights

Sri Lanka

The LTTE is regularly accused of killing civilians. (references)

Belarus

Prison guards regularly beat detainees and prisoners. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

After a conviction, family members may visit a prisoner regularly. (references)

Indigenous People

Bangladesh

Until 1985 the Government regularly allotted land in the CHT to Bengali settlers, including land that was claimed by indigenous people under traditional concepts of land ownership. (references)

Indonesia

In 2000 Presidium Council leaders traveled throughout the province to publicize the results of the congress, regularly met with government officials in Jakarta, and journeyed to other countries to advance the Papuan cause. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

Some ultranationalist groups and newspapers continued to publish and distribute anti-Semitic tracts regularly. (references)

Political Economy

Tanzania

The security forces regularly committed human rights abuses. (references)

MEXICO

The United States and Mexico regularly review progress on IPR issues. (references)

JORDAN

GJFTU member unions regularly engage in collective bargaining with employers. (references)

Political Rights

Qatar

The committee has met regularly and is expected to complete a draft constitution by mid-2002. (references)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Citizens have the right to change their government through regularly scheduled free and fair elections. (references)

Lebanon

Refugee leaders are not elected, but there are "popular committees" that meet regularly with the UNRWA and visitors. (references)

Trade

Mexico

USDA regularly monitors sales made under these programs and, as necessary, revises the authorization levels. (references)

Kazakhstan

Of these companies, those that regularly import such items may be granted a one-year grace period in paying VAT taxes. (references)

Trinidad

The Central Bank exercises competent oversight of the banking system, meeting regularly with the heads of the commercial banks. (references)

Travel

Romania

Regularly marked taxis are available outside the terminal. (references)

Ghana

The pools at the large hotels are filtered and cleaned regularly. (references)

Ukraine

These items are regularly confiscated as contraband by customs authorities. (references)

Women

Tajikistan

Pimps and madams are prosecuted regularly. (references)

Kuwait

The entire family admitted to regularly beating her with hard objects for several months. (references)

Jordan

The police regularly imprison women who are potential victims of honor crimes for their own protection. (references)

Worker Rights

Israel and the occupied territories

The right to strike is exercised regularly. (references)

Oman

Lower-paid workers use the procedure regularly. (references)

Dominican Republic

CIPROM was inactive until February, when it began meeting regularly. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "regularly": forest land not regularly managed ♦ forest land regularly managed ♦ go regularly ♦ navigable inland waterway regularly used for transport ♦ regularly updated. Additional references.

Beginning with "regularly": regularly-attested, regularly-occupied, regularly-occurring, regularly-shaped, regularly-spaced, regularly-updated.

Afrikaans

dikwels (frequently, often), reëlmatig (even, regular), gereëld. (various references)

Albanian

rregullisht (evenly, ordinarily), zakonisht (as a general rule, as a rule, commonly, generally, habitually, ordinarily, usually). (various references)

Arabic 

‏على نحو نظامي (orderly), ‏بإنتظام. (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, completely, directly, dooms, fairly, just, largely, most, plain, precious, quite, real, simply, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), редовно (regular), нормално (naturally, normally), не на шега (for real, regular), правилно (aright, correctly, exactly, hear! hear, just so, justly, okay, properly, right, rightly, that's right, true, true enough), истински (actual, authentic, authentically, bona fide, factual, for real, genuine, genuinely, good, honest, mere, natural, par excellence, positive, precious, proper, pucka, pukka, pure, real, regular, right, right-down, sheer, simon-pure, thorough, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, true, true blue, true born, truly, truthful, unadulterated, unfeigned, veridical, veritable, very, virtual). (various references)

Chinese 

通常 (normally, Ordinarily, usual, usually), 經常 (day-to-day, everyday, frequently), 定期 (at regular intervals). (various references)

Czech

stejnomìrnì, pravidelnì (periodically, steadily). (various references)

Danish

ofte (frequently, often). (various references)

Dutch

vaak (frequently, often), menigmaal (frequently, often), gedurig (abiding, continuous, frequently, lasting, often). (various references)

Esperanto

regule, ofte (frequently, often). (various references)

Faeroese

regluliga, ofta (frequently, often). (various references)

Finnish

usein (frequently, often), säännöllisesti (as a rule, normally). (various references)

French

souvent, régulièrement. (various references)

Frisian

jamk (frequently, often), gauris (frequently, often), fakentiden (frequently, often), faken (frequently, often), faak (frequently, often). (various references)

German

regulär (across the counter, basic, proper, regular). (various references)

Greek 

τακτικά (frequently, often). (various references)

Hebrew 

בקביעות (abidingly, invariably), בארח קבוע. (various references)

Hungarian

szabályosan (by line and level, smooth, smoothly), rendszeresen (orderly, to ply). (various references)

Icelandic

oft (frequently, often). (various references)

Indonesian

secara tetap. (various references)

Italian

spesso (bold, corpulent, dense, fat, frequently, oft, often, soupy, thick). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ちゃんこ料理 (exactly, Japanese vest, padded sleeveless kimono jacket, perfectly, promptly, properly, sumo food, sword fight, testicles). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ちゃんちゃん (promptly). (various references)

Korean 

일정하게 (Constantly). (various references)

Lombard

sovent (frequently, often). (various references)

Manx

rea (clear, clear as water, continuously, easy of manner, facile, flat, horizontal, level, male sheep, plain, plane, ram, sleek, smooth, steady, tup; even), dy reiltagh, dy kinjagh (always, constantly, incessantly). (various references)

Papiamen

regularmente. (various references)

Pig Latin

egularlyray.(various references)

Polish

regularnie, często (frequently, often). (various references)

Portuguese

regularmente (so-so). (various references)

Romanian

regulat (equable, even, harmonious, legitimate, normal, orderly, ordinary, regular, rhythmic, rhythmical, smooth, staple, steady), des (abundant, copious, dense, densely, frequent, frequently, often, repeated, repeatedly, rife, thick), adesea (frequently, many a time, many times, minutely, oft, often, repeatedly). (various references)

Russian 

размеренно, обычно (as a rule, commonly, conventionally, generally, ordinarily, usually), правильно (aright, correctly, properly, right, rightly). (various references)

Scottish

gu tric (frequently, often). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

regularno, propisno (duly, normally, properly), pravilno (aright, duly, normally, right, well). (various references)

Spanish

regularmente (indifferently), a menudo (frequently, offen, oft, often, oftentimes, oft-times). (various references)

Sranan

somentron (frequently, often), nofotron (frequently, often). (various references)

Swahili

mara nyingi (frequently, often). (various references)

Swedish

regelbundet (regular, regulary), ofta (frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, oft-recurring, oft-times). (various references)

Turkish

sistemli olarak, muntazaman, gerçekten (actually, by my troth, for real, forsooth, genuinely, honest, honest injun, honestly, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, in troth, in very deed, indeed, it's no joke, of a verity, quite, real, really, sure enough, true, truly, yea, yes indeed), devamlı olarak (progressively, times without numbers), devamlı (assiduous, away, chronic, continual, continued, continuous, everlasting, evermore, forever, frequent, hourly, in ordinary, incessant, invariable, invariably, lasting, non-stop, on end, permanent, persistent, regular, settled, steady, sustained, unabating, unbroken, unceasing, unremitting), düzenli olarak (in good order, methodically), adamakıllı (greatly, head over heels, over, Plumb, profound, proper, properly, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wide, widely, with a vengeance). (various references)

Ukrainian

розмірено, регулярно (regular), правильно (accurately, alright, aright, correctly, duly, normally, o.k., ok, okay, okey, properly, regular, right, right on, rightly, straight, that's right). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thật s, thường xuyên theo quy tắc, đều đặn (clockwork, inerratic, measured), đều đều (even, monotonous, regular, same, singsong, undiversified). (various references)

Welsh

lawer gwaith (frequently, often). (various references)

Zulu

kaningi (frequently, often). (various references)

adsidue, constanter, ordinatim, ordine, ordinem, ordine; ordinem, sæpe. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "regularly": irregularly. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Regularly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: regularily, regulary, regulerlly, regulerly, regurally, regurlarly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: allergy, allurer, gallery, largely, regally, regular, rurally.

-3 letters: allure, arguer, argyle, argyll, galley, grayer, gulley, larger, laurel, rallye, rarely, really, ullage.

-4 letters: agley, alley, argle, argue, auger, early, gally, gayer, glare, glary, gluer, gluey, gruel, gular, gully, gurry, gyral, lager, large, layer, leary, legal, luger, lurer, rally, regal, relay, rugae, rugal, ruler, rural.

+2 letters: irregularly, regardfully.

+4 letters: rectangularly.

+5 letters: pyrometallurgy.