infraordinary
infraordinary · more infraordinary · most infraordinary
Existing at a level below that which is considered ordinaryExisting at a level below that which is considered ordinary.
Meaning
1 senses(literary)Existing at a level below that which is considered ordinary.
Origin
From infra- + ordinary. Now mainly used as an allusion to the writings of French novelist,From infra- + ordinary. Now mainly used as an allusion to the writings of French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist Georges Perec, who used the term l'infra-ordinaire in his 1973 essay "Approaches to What?" (Approches de quoi ?). First attested in 1827.
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Forms
more infraordinary, most infraordinary| Comparative | more infraordinary Lesson |
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regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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