Ordinary and True

Ordinary

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

True and ordinary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "True" instead an adjective "Ordinary".

True

True adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: paleontologists are still debating whether the fossil is that of a true dinosaur or a precursor

Ordinary and true are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ordinary" instead an adjective "True".

Both words in one sentence

  • Glamour Failure: When Nyx is magically made to look like an ordinary filly, camera flashes briefly reveal her true appearance.
  • Amusement Park of Doom It seems just like an ordinary amusement park, until you realize its true purpose is to turn naughty children into donkeys.
  • Big Red Devil Double subverted in The Devil's Advocate as the Al Pacino devil looks like an ordinary guy until he shows his true form.
    Source: Big Red Devil
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