usual
Most commonly occurring; typical.
Adjective 1 meaning
Most commonly occurring; typical.
“The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.”
Noun 2 meanings
The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
“I'll just have the usual.”
Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”).
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USUAL at a glance
USUAL has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (U 1 + S 1 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,362 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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