(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
"consequently, he didn't do it"
"continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"
Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
"The team adjusted their strategy accordingly to match the sudden change in weather conditions."
In plain English: Accordingly means doing something as expected based on what happened before.
"She arrived late, so we started dinner accordingly."
Accordingly comes from Middle English, where it was formed by combining the word according with the suffix -ly. Its original meaning relates to being in agreement or conformity with something else.