Entry Word: usual

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 accepted, used, or practiced by most people <that's not the usual method, but it works> — see current 1
2 being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events <the characters in this novel are drawn with greater depth than is usual for a work of science fiction> — see ordinary 1
3 often observed or encountered <the usual reaction to the sight of the falls is one of absolute awe> — see common 1