Habitually vs Wontedly - What's the difference?
habitually | wontedly |
By habit; in a habitual manner.
Occurring regularly or usually.
Usually, customarily, or habitually.
* 2008 , Zane Grey, The Mysterious Rider:
* 1973 , Madeleine L'Engle, A wind in the door:
* 1908 , Henry James, The awkward age:
As adverbs the difference between habitually and wontedly
is that habitually is by habit; in a habitual manner while wontedly is usually, customarily, or habitually.habitually
English
Adverb
(-)- He is habitually inattentive of time.
- Professor Franklein is habitually pessimistic .
Synonyms
* customarily * usuallywontedly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- What if she happened to meet him! Would he imagine her purpose in coming there? Her heart began to beat un-wontedly .
- "My dear child," Mr. Jenkins said, and his voice was un-wontedly compassionate.
- It matched for that matter her other elements, which were wontedly conspicuous as usual as she sat there suggestive of early tea.
