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    run-of-the-mill
    /ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary: "a run-of-the-mill job"

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  2. adjective. uk / ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl / us / ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl / Add to word list. ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. Synonyms. mediocre disapproving. ordinary. unexceptional. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. being part of normal life and not special.

  3. The meaning of RUN-OF-THE-MILL is not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary. How to use run-of-the-mill in a sentence.

  4. The term run-of-the-mill has been in use since the early 20th century with the meaning "not outstanding in quality or rarity," "average, ordinary." It's an adjective that modifies nouns: we have run-of-the-mill problems, a discerning customer doesn't want a run-of-the-mill sofa, etc.

  5. Run-of-the-mill definition: merely average; commonplace; mediocre. See examples of RUN-OF-THE-MILL used in a sentence.

  6. adjective. us / ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl / uk / ˌrʌn.əv.ðəˈmɪl / Add to word list. ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. Synonyms. mediocre disapproving. ordinary. unexceptional. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. being part of normal life and not special.

  7. adjective. uk / ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl / us. Add to word list. ordinary and not special or exciting in any way: He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech. (Definition of run-of-the-mill from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of run-of-the-mill. in Chinese (Traditional) 普普通通的, 平淡無奇的, 乏味的… See more.

  8. A run-of-the-mill person or thing is very ordinary, with no special or interesting features. [disapproval] I was just a very average run-of-the-mill kind of student. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars. Synonyms: ordinary, middling, average, fair More Synonyms of run of the mill.