Ordinary vs. Special
Ordinaryadjective
Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
Ordinaryadjective
Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
Ordinaryadjective
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
Ordinaryadjective
Bad or undesirable.
Ordinarynoun
(obsolete) A devotional manual.
Ordinarynoun
(Christianity) A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
Ordinarynoun
A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
Ordinarynoun
(obsolete) A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.
Ordinarynoun
A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
Ordinarynoun
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
Ordinarynoun
An ordinary thing or person; the mass; the common run.
Ordinarynoun
(historical) A penny-farthing bicycle.
Ordinaryadjective
According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.
Ordinaryadjective
Common; customary; usual.
Ordinaryadjective
Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book.
Ordinarynoun
An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation.
Ordinarynoun
The mass; the common run.
Ordinarynoun
That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered a settled establishment or institution.
Ordinarynoun
Anything which is in ordinary or common use.
Ordinarynoun
A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table d'hôte; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining room.
Ordinarynoun
A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary.
Ordinarynoun
a judge of a probate court
Ordinarynoun
the expected or commonplace condition or situation;
Ordinarynoun
a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
Ordinarynoun
an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
Ordinarynoun
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
Ordinaryadjective
not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree;
Ordinaryadjective
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered;
Ordinaryadjective
with no special or distinctive features; normal
Ordinaryadjective
not interesting or exceptional; commonplace
Ordinaryadjective
(especially of a judge or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by deputation.
Ordinarynoun
what is commonplace or standard
Ordinarynoun
a judge who exercises authority by virtue of office and not by deputation.
Ordinarynoun
a member of the clergy, such as an archbishop in a province or a bishop in a diocese, with immediate jurisdiction.
Ordinarynoun
those parts of a Roman Catholic service, especially the Mass, which do not vary from day to day.
Ordinarynoun
a rule or book laying down the order of divine service.
Ordinarynoun
any of the simplest principal charges used in coats of arms (especially chief, pale, bend, fess, bar, chevron, cross, saltire).
Ordinarynoun
short for ordinary share
Ordinarynoun
a meal provided at a fixed time and price at an inn.
Ordinarynoun
an inn providing a meal at a fixed time and price.
Ordinarynoun
a penny-farthing bicycle.
Specialadjective
Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
Specialadjective
Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.
Specialadjective
(euphemistic) Retarded; mentally handicapped
Specialadjective
Chief in excellence.
Specialadjective
(military) Of or related to special forces.
Specialnoun
A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
Specialnoun
(broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
Specialnoun
A special constable.
Specialnoun
Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
Specialnoun
(video games) Special move.
Specialnoun
Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
Specialverb
(nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
Specialadjective
Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort.
Specialadjective
Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon.
Specialadjective
Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon.
Specialadjective
Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study.
Specialadjective
Chief in excellence.
Specialnoun
A particular.
Specialnoun
One appointed for a special service or occasion.
Specialnoun
a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising;
Specialnoun
a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
Specialnoun
a television production that features a particular person or work or topic;
Specialadjective
unique or specific to a person or thing or category;
Specialadjective
for a special service or occasion;
Specialadjective
surpassing what is common or usual or expected;
Specialadjective
adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose;
Specialadjective
having a specific function or scope;
Specialadjective
first and most important;
Specialadjective
added to a regular schedule;
