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Meanings of wonted in English

Commonly used or practiced; usual.

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        1
        As he entered the room he said in his wonted hearty manner:
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        2
        A strange odour floated in the air, overcoming that of wonted perfumes.
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        3
        The sight of a stranger had its wonted lure for the Persian.
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        4
        At the very beginning of danger the colonists exerted their wonted energy.
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        5
        Agriculture and the minor operations of trade resumed all their wonted activity.
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        6
        She was untaught in art, and making fish-nets was her wonted work.
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        7
        It was Carnival Week, and the people had resumed their wonted gaiety.
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        8
        Joan of Arc once more plunged into them with her wonted zeal.
        A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3
        9
        It was some time, however, before the stream recovered its wonted tranquillity.
        The Castaways
        10
        On again repairing to the garden, every object assumed its wonted appearance.
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        11
        Stunned by the stroke at first, he soon recovered his wonted energy.
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        12
        And now she saw her home again with more than wonted delight.
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        13
        Then that household resumed its wonted course of days until my arrival.
        The Good Soldier
        14
        His wonted walking exercise had to be curtailed, and at last abandoned.
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        15
        Then he shrugged his shoulders, and his face resumed its wonted serenity.
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        16
        Salvat answered the judge's earlier questions with his wonted weariness and politeness.
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