unextraordinary
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri/
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- She led an unextraordinary life, doing the same routine every day without any notable changes.
Examples
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The food at the restaurant was good, but ultimately unextraordinary compared to others in the area.
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The story Miller tells in On Being Different is self-consciously unextraordinary.
Blog text (23) -
When I showed Spencer's photograph and translated the caption to several Warlpiri widows, they displayed none of the ethnographer's perplexity; they considered the woman's behavior unextraordinary.
Academic text (1992) -
His performance in the game was quite unextraordinary, lacking any remarkable moments.
Synonyms
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Normal and not special or unusual
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Ordinary and not special or new
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Ordinary and not very interesting
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Being ordinary and not interesting
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Ordinary and not very impressive
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Not special or impressive, just ordinary
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Not very impressive or special
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Ordinary and not exciting
Not special or unusual
Not having special or unique qualities
Not having features that make it stand out
Lacking special features that make it stand out
Common and familiar, not foreign or unusual
Antonyms
How Ordinary
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unextraordinary = extraordinary (transparent) = un + extra + ordinary
The target is the regular negative form of 'extraordinary', so the change from the base word is straightforward prefixation.
Etymology
Unextraordinary breaks into un- ('not') + extra- ('beyond') and ordinary ('usual'), and a helpful way to remember it is 'not beyond the usual'.