ordinary
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/ˈɔːdənɹi/
English
Definitions
noun
- A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
- Something ordinary or regular.
adjective
- (of a judge) Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
- Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.“On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.”
- Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.“He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.”
- Bad or undesirable.
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Synonyms
commonmundaneroutineworkadayeverydaypassablerun-of-the-millcommonplacemiddlingquotidianfairtolerablebanalaveragesimpletrivial