workaday
adjective [before noun] /ˈwɜː.kə.deɪ/
/ˈwɝː-/ Definition
› ordinary; not unusual: Compared to the extravagance and glamour of last winter's clothes, this season's collection look simple, almost workaday. an escape from the workaday worldPlain and ordinaryTedious and uninspiring
(Definition of workaday adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- as it comes idiom
- austere adjective
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