Few and Ordinary

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Few adjective - A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.

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Ordinary is an antonym for few in referring to a specifically known amount topic.

Ordinary adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Few is an antonym for ordinary.

The Dragonborn of Skyrim "only" suffers a few seconds of disorientation, possibly because he/she isn't an ordinary mortal with an ordinary fate.

Source: Too Much for Man to Handle
An ordinary street, in an ordinary town, suffers a sudden and inexplicable power outage, with a few suspicious items still functioning.

Source: Divide and Conquer
Wrong. In the space of just a few days, Wataru's ordinary life is turned over when his parents turn out to have a few dramatic secrets of their own.

Source: Literature / Brave Story

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