Main Entry:

²ordinary

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

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

Date:

15th century

1: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine, usual <an ordinary day>2: having or constituting immediate or original jurisdiction ; also : belonging to such jurisdiction3 a: of common quality, rank, or ability <an ordinary teenager> b: deficient in quality : poor, inferior <ordinary wine>

synonyms see common

— or·di·nar·i·ly \ˌȯr-də-ˈner-ə-lē\ adverb

— or·di·nar·i·ness \ˈȯr-də-ˌner-ē-nəs\ noun