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garden-variety adjective [ ˈɡɑːd(ə)nvərˌʌɪəti ]

• of the usual or ordinary type; commonplace.
• "for garden-variety back problems, your medical doctor, osteopath, or chiropractor can all help"
Similar: commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, middle-of-the-road, mainstream, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, uninspired, unexciting, unmemorable, forgettable, indifferent, average, so-so, mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, dull, bland, uninteresting, mundane, everyday, quotidian, humdrum, hackneyed, trite, banal, clichéd, predictable, overused, overdone, overworked, stale, worn out, time-worn, tired, unoriginal, derivative, common or garden, nothing to write home about, nothing to get excited about, no great shakes, not so hot, not up to much, vanilla, plain vanilla, bog-standard, a dime a dozen, old hat, corny, played out, not much cop, ornery, bush-league, cornball, dime-store, half-pie,


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