characteristically
adverb/ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪkli/
Frequency rank: #14,982 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that is typical of a particular person, place, or thing.
Example sentence
She characteristically arrived late to every meeting, no matter how important it was.
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