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

  • (..) We'll walk in the woods. It gets bumpy here, folks. Let's get you wired. Excuse me. Okay, you're on. An ordinary person spends his life... ...avoiding tense situations. Repo Man spends his life... ...getting into tense situations, Beltzer! What do you got? (..)
    1996 Twister