Meaning & use
ordinary
Normal or usual, without anything special, unusual, or noteworthy about it.
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It was an ordinary Tuesday until the fire alarm went off during lunch.
The restaurant serves ordinary sandwiches, nothing you couldn't make at home.
A note on using this word
Ordinary can be purely neutral, describing something normal, or mildly critical, suggesting it lacks any special quality.
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