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REGULARLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a regular way without variation

Example:

try to breathe evenly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

irregularly (at an uneven rate)

Pertainym:

even (occurring at fixed intervals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a regular manner

Example:

letters arrived regularly from his children

Synonyms:

on a regular basis; regularly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

irregularly (in an irregular manner)

Pertainym:

regular (in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having a regular form

Example:

regularly shaped objects

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

irregularly (having an irregular form)

Pertainym:

regular ((of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula)

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 Context examples: 

Not occurring regularly or at short intervals.

(Infrequent, NCI Thesaurus)

An individual who currently, or recently, smokes cigarettes regularly.

(Cigarette Smoker, NCI Thesaurus)

In another, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the ovaries may not release an egg regularly or may not release a healthy egg.

(Female Infertility, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

A small study finds that healthy older people who exercise regularly have fewer problems with word retrieval.

(Exercise May Help Seniors with Word, Memory Problems, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Mrs. Norris could not speak with any temper of such grievances, nor of the quantity of butter and eggs that were regularly consumed in the house.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Frank Churchill comes as regularly into my mind!

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

(Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, University of Cambridge)

Only 13 large eruptions were observed between 1978 and 2006, in part because only a handful of astronomers, de Pater among them, regularly scan the moon.

(A Hellacious Two Weeks on Jupiter's Moon Io, NASA)

"In numerous population-based studies, patients who regularly consume coffee and tea at moderate levels have a lower lifetime risk of developing heart rhythm problems and possibly improved survival."

(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts.

(Eating Regular Variety of Nuts Associated with Lower Risk of Heart Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)