adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"

adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"

adj. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

adj. lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"

adj. that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"

adj. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

adj. "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"

adj. representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it: "ambassador-at-large"

adj. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

adj. widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

adj. not limited in use or function

adj. applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"

adj. lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

adj. "mass destruction"

adj. constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"

adj. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"

adj. existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"

adj. spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

adj. characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences; "a technical problem"; "highly technical matters hardly suitable for the general public"; "a technical report"; "producing the A-bomb was a challenge to the technical people of this country"; "technical training"; "technical language"