ultra-familiar
adjective
(alsoultrafamiliar)uk/ˌʌl.trə.fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us/ˌʌl.trə.fəˈmɪl.jɚ/veryeasytorecognizebecause of beingseen,met,heard, etc. manytimesbefore :
Although thesongswere ultra-familiar, theliveversionscame outsoundingfreshand new.
When astoryis as ultrafamiliar as "Cinderella", we're lessinterestedin what is told than in the way it's told.
- Themoviepresentsthe ultra-familiarplotof ayoungmantryingtoescapetheshadowof hisoverbearingfather.
- When you'veworkedin ajobfor solong,itsroutinesbecomeultrafamiliar to you.
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- rife
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday