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usual

[ yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl ]
/ ˈyu ʒu əl, ˈyuʒ wəl /
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adjective
habitual or customary: her usual skill.
commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary: the usual January weather.
commonplace; everyday: He says the usual things.
noun
something that is usual: He could expect only the usual.
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Idioms about usual

    as usual, in the customary or usual manner: As usual, he forgot my birthday.

Origin of usual

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin Ć«suālis, equivalent to Latin Ć«su-, stem of Ć«sus “use” (see use (noun)) + -ālis-al1; compare Old French usuel

synonym study for usual

1. Usual, customary, habitual refer to a settled and constant practice. Usual indicates something that is to be expected by reason of previous experience, which shows it to occur more often than not: There were the usual crowds at the celebration. Something that is customary is in accordance with prevailing usage or individual practice: It is customary to finish up with a bonfire. That which is habitual has become settled or constant as the result of habit on the part of the individual: The merchants wore habitual smiles throughout the season.

OTHER WORDS FROM usual

u·su·al·ly, adverbu·su·al·ness, noun

Words nearby usual

USTS, ustulate, ustulation, Ustyurt, usu., usual, usually, usucapion, usufruct, usufructuary, Usumacinta
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Words related to usual

constant, conventional, current, customary, everyday, expected, familiar, frequent, natural, normal, prevailing, regular, routine, accepted, accustomed, average, chronic, commonplace, cut-and-dried, fixed

How to use usual in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for usual

usual
/ (ˈjuːʒʊəl) /
adjective
of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customarythat's the usual sort of application to send
noun
ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual)
the usual informal the habitual or usual drink, meal, etc

Derived forms of usual

usualness, noun

Word Origin for usual

C14: from Late Latin ƫsuālis ordinary, from Latin ƫsus use
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Other Idioms and Phrases with usual

usual

see as usual; business as usual.

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