routinary en · ADJ
Etymology
From routine + -ary.
Meanings
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(Philippines) Involving, or pertaining to, routine; customary.
routinary visitation
routinary activities
[H]e [the savant] retreats into his routinary existence, which is quite separate from his scientific.
1870, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Works and Days”, in Society and Solitude. Twelve Chapters, Boston, Mass.: Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC, pages 163–164:routinary jobs
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most routinary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more routinary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bog-standard · common as muck · regular · routinary · par for the course · average · frequent · usual · basic · common · routine · regular · dime a dozen · ten a penny · pedestrian · two a penny · usual · general · plain · common as bums · habitual · routine · common as pig tracks · quotidian · everyday · common as dirt · nonrare · workaday