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adj. widely accepted as true or worthy; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist

standard, received

adj. conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

familiar, unstudied

adj. "lectured in a familiar style"

accustomed

adj. (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"

ceremonious, conventional

adj. rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

commonplace

adj. completely ordinary and unremarkable; "air travel has now become commonplace"; "commonplace everyday activities"

pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound

adj. lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"

cliched, ready-made

adj. repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases"

friendly

adj. easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"

customary

adj. in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

stuffy

adj. affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction; "a stuffy feeling in my chest"

nonstandard

adj. not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap

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