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

  • (..) I'm not dressed. -You look splendid just as you are. Don't waste any time bothering about the wine or the cheese in Murmansk, cause they are really completely ordinary. But the caviar and the vodka are sublime and plentiful. So... Savor it... and don't eat it all at once. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • (..) times a second. If you was to stop their wings from beatin, they would be dead in less that ten seconds. This is no ordinary bird, this is a frikkin' miracle! They slowed down their wings with moving pictures, and you know what they saw? Their wingtips are doing... (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button