Definition of ordinary

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  • ordinary is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • ordinary is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of ordinary

  • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the ordinary (or common) man in the street

    Synonyms

    1. average
  • an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ordinary bicycle
  • a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death (noun)
  • a judge of a probate court (noun)
  • (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields (noun)
  • not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ordinary everyday objects
    2. ordinary decency
    3. an ordinary day
    4. an ordinary wine
  • the expected or commonplace condition or situation (noun)

    Examples

    1. not out of the ordinary

See definition of ordinary in Merriam Webster