ordinary

Definition

  • noun: a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group
  • adjective: normal or usual
  • adjective: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events
  • usually used in the phrase 'out of the ordinary'
  • synonyms: routine, usual, common

Examples

  • They had their morning coffee 'in the ordinary way', reading the paper and not speaking until they were finished.

  • My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly 'ordinary' to me.

  • They've had the 'ordinary' problems associated with starting a new business.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Don't be sad on it, she's passed. There, she's gone. Freak! Come here! I'm gonna tell mommy! You're freak! She's jealous. She's ordinary and you're special. - Hi, I'm James. - Hi, I'm Lily. The prophecy did not refer to a woman. It spoke about a boy born (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • (..) Go and find Severus. Bring him to me. I know where he is. Come on! No! You have performed extra-ordinary magic with this wand, My Lord, ... in the last few hours alone. No! No! I am extra-ordinary. But the wand resists me. (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2