usual

modif.

1. Ordinary

   general, frequent, normal; see common 1, natural 2, typical.

2. Habitual

   wonted, accustomed, customary, routine, normal, conventional; see also conventional 1. See syn. study at normal.

usual applies to that which past experience has shown to be the normal, common, hence expected thing the usual results, price, answer, etc.; customary refers to that which accords with the usual practices of some individual or with the prevailing customs of some group his customary mid-morning coffee, it is customary to tip a waiter; habitual implies a fixed practice as the result of habit her habitual tardiness; wonted is a somewhat literary equivalent for customary or habitualaccording to their wonted manner; accustomed is equivalent to customary but suggests less strongly a settled custom he sat in his accustomed place