RUN-OF-THE-MILL: Meaning and related words - OneLook

Usually means: Ordinary, average, not exceptional quality.

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run-of-the-mill: Merriam-Webster
run-of-the-mill: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
run-of-the-mill: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mill: Collins English Dictionary
run-of-the-mill: Vocabulary.com
run-of-the-mill: Wordnik
run-of-the-mill: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
run-of-the-mill: Wiktionary
run-of-the-mill: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
run-of-the-mill: Infoplease Dictionary
run-of-the-mill: Dictionary.com
run-of-the-mill: Online Etymology Dictionary
run-of-the-mill: Rhymezone
run-of-the-mill: FreeDictionary.org
run-of-the-mill: Mnemonic Dictionary
run-of-the-mill: TheFreeDictionary.com

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run-of-the-mill: Encyclopedia

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run-of-the-mill: Idioms

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British English Definition

▸ adjective: (figurative) Ordinary; not special.

Similar:

ordinary, unexceptional, run-of-the-mine, commonplace, down-to-earth, unextraordinary, plain old, garden variety, mundane, standard issue, more...

Opposite:

extraordinary, exceptional, unique, remarkable, outstanding

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Similar:

ordinary, unexceptional, run-of-the-mine, commonplace, down-to-earth, unextraordinary, plain old, garden variety, mundane, standard issue, more...

Opposite:

extraordinary, exceptional, unique, remarkable, outstanding

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