conventionally
adverb/kənˈvenʃənəli/
/kənˈvenʃənəli/
- (often disapproving) in a way that tends to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; in a way that is normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
- conventionally dressed
- Though not conventionally pretty (= not pretty according to generally accepted ideas of what is pretty), she dressed with flair.
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- in a way that follows what is traditional or the way something has been done for a long time
- conventionally grown food (= grown according to conventional methods)
- Gross National Product (GNP) is conventionally used to indicate economic development.
opposite unconventionally
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