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

  • (..) Pete: On a stormy night in April , a merchant marine ship bound for Iceland left Bar Harbor. This was no ordinary trip. Once the ship got out to sea, for some unknown reason, the first mate went crazy and slit the throats of everybody on board the ship-- (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond