popularly
[
pop
-y
uh
-ler-lee]
/ˈpɒp yə lər li/
adverb
1.
by the people as a whole; generally; widely:
a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.
2.
for
popular
taste; for the general masses of people:
He writes popularly on many subjects.
Origin
1570-80;
popular
+
-ly
Related forms
nonpopularly,
adverb
overpopularly,
adverb
quasi-popularly,
adverb
semipopularly,
adverb
Examples from the web for
popularly
Also
popularly
called tarts, even though not open either.
Various things were
popularly
suggested to take the place of quinine and other medicines.
Others have also written with much facility, but more commendably perchance if they had not written so much nor so
popularly
.
Dating to roughly the third century, it is
popularly
accepted as the oldest church ever discovered.
Pronghorns,
popularly
called antelope, will race anything-including helicopters.
Forty years ago it was
popularly
believed that humans would routinely work and live underwater.
In the scientific literature, the term eidetic imagery comes closest to what is
popularly
called photographic memory.
The use of cannabis is
popularly
know to promote relaxation.
Thermoelectric coolers are
popularly
used in portable picnic coolers and cooling car seats.
That's why it is
popularly
said that water and water filters are two inseparable parts of every human being's life.
British Dictionary definitions for
popularly
popularly
/
ˈpɒpjʊləlɪ
/
adverb
1.
by the public as a whole; generally or widely
2.
usually; commonly:
his full name is Robert, but he is popularly known as Bob
3.
in a popular manner