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

  • (..) Mistakes happen all the time. I'm awfully sorry. There'll be some excitement tonight. An arrest in your café. - Again? - This is no ordinary arrest. A murderer, no less. If you're thinking of warning him, don't. He cannot escape. - I stick my neck out for nobody. - A wise foreign policy. (..)
    1942 Casablanca