Routine and Special

Routine

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

Special is an antonym for routine in topics: usual, habitual.

Nearby Word: routinely

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Routine is an antonym for special in exceptional topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Armor-Piercing Slap This little routine also shows up as a special combo move in the video game, where Miroku gropes Sango and ducks as she furiously swings her boomerang at him, which nails the enemy instead.
  • Unfortunate Names It was a routine from a cable standup comedy special riffing on the unfortunate name of President Barack Hussein Obama.
  • Troperiffic Steve Byrne goes over all of the Race Tropes and Acceptable Targets in this routine from his special The Byrne Identity.
    Source: Troperiffic
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