popularly

Variant of popular

popular definition

popu·lar (päp′yə lər)

adjective

  1. of or carried on by the common people or all the people popular government
  2. appealing to or intended for the general public popular music
  3. within the means of the ordinary person popular prices
  4. accepted among people in general; common; prevalent a popular notion
  5. liked by very many or most people a popular actor
  6. very well liked by one's friends and acquaintances

Etymology: L popularis < populus, people

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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