Routine and Silly

Routine

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

Silly and routine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Routine".

Nearby Word: routinely

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

Routine and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Routine" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

How words are described

standard standard routine standard silly
fake fake routine fake silly
big big routine big silly
little little routine little silly
Other adjectives: pretty.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Vicar Eddie Izzard's famous "cake or death" routine revolves around how silly it would be if The Spanish Inquisition were run by the Church of England instead.
    Source: The Vicar
  • Creator / Hikaru Midorikawa He occasionally breaks the routine, though, and goes along to voice silly characters just as well.
  • The later books in the trilogy were written in the '80s when excessively long calculation times for routine navigation were starting to seem a bit silly.
    Source: Blind Jump
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