See Also: Ordinary(medicine)
Ordinary(money)
ordinary(2)(dictionary)
ordinary(1)(dictionary)
ordinary(dictionary)
Ordinary interest(finance)
ordinary shares(dictionary)
Ordinary trade(finance)
ordinary seaman(dictionary)
Ordinary income(finance)

ordinary (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: ordinarius, from ordo; ORDER1]
average, common, or usual, not different or special
::It's just an ordinary camera.
::The book is about ordinary people .
::Art should be part of ordinary life .
::It is good because it is written in friendly, ordinary language.
out of the ordinary
(=unusual or unexpected)
::Anything out of the ordinary made her nervous.
in the ordinary way BrE (=as normal)
::The money is taxed as income in the ordinary way.
sb/sth is no ordinary ...
(=used to say someone or something is very special)
::This is no ordinary car.
::Ruiz is no ordinary prisoner.
not particularly good or impressive
::I thought the paintings were pretty ordinary.
-- ordinariness n [U]