ordinary
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORDINARY
[more ordinary; most ordinary]
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always used before a noun
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normal or usual
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not unusual, different, or special
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Today was just another ordinary [=routine] day at work.
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They've had the ordinary problems associated with starting a new business.
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the ordinary [=regular] language/speech we use every day
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My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly ordinary to me.
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ordinary people [=people who are not famous, rich, etc.]
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It was no ordinary day. [=it was a special or unusual day]
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disapproving
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neither very good nor very bad
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not very impressive
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The quality of her work has been pretty ordinary. [=average]
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The meal was ordinary and uninspired.
in the ordinary way
British
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in the normal or usual way
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as something is always done
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They had their morning coffee in the ordinary way, reading the paper and not speaking until they were finished.
— ordinariness
/ˈoɚdəˌnerinəs/ noun [noncount]-
the ordinariness of daily life
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ordinary
/ˈoɚdəˌneri/
Brit
/ˈɔːdənri/
noun
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ordinary
/ˈoɚdəˌneri/
Brit
/ˈɔːdənri/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORDINARY
out of the ordinary
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unusual, different, or strange
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not what is considered to be normal
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What happened is nothing out of the ordinary.
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They didn't do anything that was out of the ordinary.
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Her taste is a bit out of the ordinary.
