customary

Speech parts

1. customary - Noun

2. customary - Adjective

3. customary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.

A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

accustomed habitual wonted orthodox common set standard established traditional regular normal accepted typical conventional widespread
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Antonyms

quint fey especial different modern particular
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Phrases with the word

us customary ton customary marriage customary culture customary time as is customary customary law

Examples

Never lie, but always tell the truth. For falsehood and deceit is the most harmful of all vices, and the customary work of the devil. Theophan the Recluse

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. Leon Trotsky

History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. Thomas Henry Huxley

That which is customary requires no excuse. Italian Proverb

Where it is customary the cow is brought to bed. Swiss Proverb

A customary railer is the devil's bagpipe, which the world danceth after. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

customably customarily customariness customary behaviour customary belief customary culture