popularly

[ pop-yuh-ler-lee ]

/ ˈpɒp yə lər li /

by the people as a whole; generally; widely: a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.

for popular taste; for the general masses of people: He writes popularly on many subjects.

Origin of popularly

First recorded in 1570–80; popular + -ly

non·pop·u·larly, adverb o·ver·pop·u·lar·ly, adverb qua·si-pop·u·lar·ly, adverb sem·i·pop·u·lar·ly, adverb

At the time (and until 1913), U.S. senators were not popularly elected but were selected by the state legislature.

The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate |Philip Dray |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The flowers and leaves of this herb are used to make medications and the supplement is popularly used for depression.

Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.? |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Consider that the first popularly elected African-American senator was a Republican, Ed Brooke from Massachusetts, in 1966.

When Did the GOP Get So White: The Republicans’ Loss of Diversity |John Avlon |August 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The News of the World, popularly known as the Screws, has long struck fear into public figures in Britain.

The Intrusive British Press | |July 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Ronald Reagan did an excellent job of riding out a monster recession, which was popularly known as “the Carter recession.”

How Obama Could Blow It |Reihan Salam |April 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The motive is simple and intelligible and commendable, but its nature and operation is popularly and grossly misapprehended.

Principles of Political Economy |Arthur Latham Perry
The decay of vegetation was popularly figured as due to the weakness of the god who produced the fertility.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow
Of materials moosehide is popularly associated with moccasins.

Touring Afoot |Claude Powell Fordyce
At his lower extremities, he exhibited the deformity which is popularly known as "a club-foot."

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins
Columbus had either found a gold mine or he had found nothing—that was the way in which the matter was popularly regarded.

Christopher Columbus, Complete |Filson Young

popularly

/ (ˈpɒpjʊləlɪ) /

by the public as a whole; generally or widely

usually; commonly his full name is Robert, but he is popularly known as Bob

in a popular manner