usual

usual
usual [yo͞o′zhə wəl, yo͞ozh′wəl]
adj.
[ME < MFr < LL usualis < L usus: see USE]
such as is in common or ordinary use; such as is most often seen, heard, used, etc.; common; ordinary; customary
SYN.- NORMAL
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as usual
in the usual way
usually
adv.
usualness
n.
SYN.- USUAL applies to that which past experience has shown to be the normal, common, hence expected thing [the usual results, price, answer, etc. ]; CUSTOMARY refers to that which accords with the usual practices of some individual or with the prevailing customs of some group [his customary mid-morning coffee, it was customary to dress for dinner ]; HABITUAL implies a fixed practice as the result of habit [her habitual tardiness ]; WONTED is a somewhat literary equivalent for CUSTOMARY or HABITUAL [according to their wonted manner ]; ACCUSTOMED is equivalent to CUSTOMARY but suggests less strongly a settled custom [he sat in his accustomed place ] -ANT. EXTRAORDINARY, UNUSUAL

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  • usual — usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed can mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. Usual stresses the absence of strangeness and is applicable to whatever is normally expected or happens in the ordinary course of events… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • usual — I adjective abundant, accepted, accustomed, acknowledged, average, banal, casual, characteristic, characterless, colorless, common, commonplace, conformable, conforming, consistent, consuetudinal, consuetudinary, conventional, current, customary …   Law dictionary

  • Usual — U su*al, a. [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel. See {Use}, n.] Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common. [1913 Webster] Consultation with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • usual — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. usuel (late 13c.), from L.L. usualis ordinary, from L. usus custom (see USE (Cf. use)). The usual suspects is from a line delivered by Claude Rains (as a French police inspector) in Casablanca (1942) …   Etymology dictionary

  • usual — (Del lat. usuālis). 1. adj. Que común o frecuentemente se usa o se practica. 2. Dicho de una persona: Tratable, sociable y de buen genio. 3. Dicho de una cosa: Que se puede usar con facilidad. ☛ V. interpretación usual …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • usual — [adj] common, typical accepted, accustomed, average, chronic, commonplace, constant, conventional, current, customary, cut and dried*, everyday, expected, familiar, fixed, frequent, garden variety*, general, grind, habitual, mainstream, matter of …   New thesaurus

  • usual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ habitually or typically occurring or done. ► NOUN informal 1) the drink someone habitually prefers. 2) the thing which is typically done or present. DERIVATIVES usually adverb. ORIGIN Latin usualis, from usus a use …   English terms dictionary

  • usual — u|su|al W2S2 [ˈju:ʒuəl, ˈju:ʒəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: usualis, from Latin usus; USE1] 1.) happening, done, or existing most of the time or in most situations ▪ Make a cheese sauce in the usual way. ▪ I ll meet you at the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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