Meanings

1. 1

   archaicnormal, usual, ordinary

2. 2

   derogatory · of thingscommonplace, quotidian, trivial

   Er hat mir von den Bergen vorgeschwärmt und dann waren das ganz ordinäre kleine Hügel.He kept praising those mountains and then they turned out to be very quotidian little hills.

3. 3

   derogatory · of peoplecommon, vulgar, unrefined, not suited for polite company

   Er hat leider eine ganz ordinäre Person geheiratet.Unfortunately he married a very common woman.

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