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View definitions for commonly named

commonly named

adjective as in so-called

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Example Sentences

The difficulty of discussing them is greatly increased by the haphazard way in which they are commonly named.

Being most unusually adroit at capturing fish from shallow water, it is commonly named the Fishing Cat.

They are more commonly named by the Fathers, the first and second book of kings.

He belongs to that extensive stock of primitive people of which the Malay is the most commonly named.

But it was more commonly named "Doubé," signifying the "speaking constellation," or the "constellation which gives advice."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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