Definition of USUAL

usual

Plural: usuals

Adjective

  • occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
    • "grew the usual vegetables"
    • "the usual summer heat"
    • "came at the usual time"
    • "the child's usual bedtime"

Adjective Satellite

  • commonly encountered
    • "the usual greeting"

Adj

  • Most commonly occurring; typical.

Noun

  • Something that is customary, common, or expected.
  • The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
  • A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.

Examples

  • Her opening move was the USUAL two-letter word, setting a predictable yet solid pace.
  • I'll just have the usual.
  • It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
  • The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
  • Two usuals, please.

Origin / 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”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ.

Scrabble Score: 5

usual: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
usual: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
usual: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

usual: valid Words With Friends Word