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 jurisdiction
3 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