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ordinair — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cheap adj Costing little money.
  • gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
  • rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

ordinair is used for these senses in English:

  • gaudy Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
  • rascal (archaic) Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.
  • unprepossessing Unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary; nondescript.
  • vulgar Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
  • vulgar (historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

cheap — full definition

  1. adj Costing little money.
  2. adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
  3. adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  4. adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.

gaudy — full definition

  1. adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
  2. noun In British university tradition, a reunion dinner or feast held by an Oxford college for its former students.

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