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dreary

ˈdrɪəri

adjective

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

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dreariest

ˈdrɪəri

adjective

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

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drearier

ˈdrɪəri

adjective

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

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demotic

dɪˈmɒtɪk

adjective

denoting or relating to the kind of language used by ordinary people; colloquial.

a demotic idiom

popular,vernacular,colloquial,idiomatic,vulgar,common,informal,everyday,non-literary,unofficial,slangy,enchorial

noun

ordinary colloquial speech.

he blinked in mild surprise at this uncharacteristic leap into the demotic

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daily

ˈdeɪli

adjective

done, produced, or occurring every day or every weekday.

a daily newspaper

everyday,day-to-day,quotidian,diurnal,circadian

adverb

every day.

the museum is open daily

every day,seven days a week,once a day,day after day,day by day,per diem,diurnally

noun

a newspaper published every day except Sunday.

the trial was reported in all the popular dailies

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customary

ˈkʌstəm(ə)ri

adjective

according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.

it is customary to mark an occasion like this with a toast

usual,traditional,normal,conventional,familiar,accepted,prevailing,routine,fixed,set,established,confirmed,everyday,ordinary,common,stock,well worn,time-honoured

noun

another term for custumal.

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commonplace

ˈkɒmənpleɪs

adjective

not unusual; ordinary.

unemployment was commonplace in his trade

ordinary,run-of-the-mill,middle-of-the-road,mainstream,unremarkable,unexceptional,undistinguished,uninspired,unexciting,unmemorable,forgettable,indifferent,average,so-so,mediocre,pedestrian,prosaic,lacklustre,dull,bland,uninteresting,mundane,everyday,quotidian,humdrum,hackneyed,trite,banal,clichéd,predictable,overused,overdone,overworked,stale,worn out,time-worn,tired,unoriginal,derivative,common or garden,garden variety,nothing to write home about,nothing to get excited about,no great shakes,not so hot,not up to much,vanilla,plain vanilla,bog-standard,a dime a dozen,old hat,corny,played out,hacky,not much cop,ten a penny,ornery,bush-league,cornball,dime-store,half-pie,common,normal,usual,familiar,routine,standard,day-to-day,daily,regular,frequent,habitual,conventional,typical

noun

a usual or ordinary thing.

bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

everyday thing/event,routine,nothing out of the ordinary

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commonest

ˈkɒmən

adjective

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

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common

ˈkɒmən

adjective

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

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noun

a piece of open land for public use.

we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

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colloquial

kəˈləʊkwɪəl

adjective

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

colloquial and everyday language

informal,conversational,everyday,casual,non-literary,natural,unofficial,unpretentious,familiar,chatty,friendly,idiomatic,slangy,vernacular,popular,demotic

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banausic

/bəˈnɔzɪk/
/bəˈnɔsɪk/

adjective

Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane.

serious discussion of scientific problems was regarded as banausic

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