garden variety en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
“Contrary to the government’s depiction, the Maxwell grand jury testimony is not a matter of significant historical or public interest,” Judge Engelmayer wrote. “Far from it. It consists of garden-variety summary testimony by two law enforcement agents.”
2025 August 11, Hurubie Meko, quoting Paul A. Engelmayer, “Judge Will Not Unseal Grand Jury Papers of Maxwell, Epstein’s Companion”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids.
Antonyms
uncommon · specialized · abnormal · special · exotic · extraordinary
Relateds
officinalis · garden shed · vulgaris · wild type
Synonyms
vulgar · common-and-garden · regular · medial · par for the course · improminent · usual · common · normal · wakeaday · run-of-the-mill · standard · unexceptional · typical · plain vanilla · mundane · routine · consistent · natural · normal · customary · everyday · common or garden variety · common-or-garden · congruent · common-or-garden · garden variety · plain · conventional · expected · standard · par · unstrange · commonplace · standard issue · workaday · ordinary · average · plain · unremarkable · bog-standard · quotidian · regular · basic