ordinary

/ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē/

Middle English ordinarie, from Latin ordinarius, from ordin-, ordo order

adjective

  1. of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual

  2. of common quality, rank, or ability

  3. deficient in quality : poor, inferior

an ordinary day

common ordinary plain familiar popular vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness.

noun

  1. the regular or customary condition or course of things —usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary

  2. a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group

  3. a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals

noun

  1. a trend in philosophical analysis that seeks to resolve philosophical perplexity by revealing sources of puzzlement in the misunderstanding of ordinary language