Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.of or belonging to the great mass or multitude, general, usual, ordinary, every-day, common, commonplace, vulgar (freq. and class.): in omni arte, cujus usus vulgaris communisque non sit, Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 3: “in communi vitā et vulgari hominum consuetudine,” id. de Or. 1, 58, 248: “vulgaris popularisque sensus,” id. ib. 1, 23, 108: “liberalitas,” i. e. exlended to all, id. Off. 1, 16, 52: “vulgaria et obsoleta sunt,” id. Quint. 18, 56: “vulgari et pervagatā declamatione contendere,” id. Planc. 19, 47; cf.: “ut pervagatum et vulgare videatur,” id. Or. 57, 195: “nihil tam vile neque tam vulgare est, cujus, etc.,” id. Rosc. Am. 26, 71: “commendatio,” id. Fam. 1, 3, 2: “opinio,” id. de Or. 1, 23, 109: “artes,” id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134: “jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit,” Hor. S. 2, 2, 38: “coetus vulgares spernere,” id. C. 3, 2, 23: “prostratas arbores restitui ... vulgare est,” is a common thing, Plin. 16, 31, 57, § 131; 14, 19, 24, § 120: “vocabula,” Quint. 1, 1, 34: “verba,” id. 10 1, 9, No comp. or sup. — vulgā-rĭter , after the ordinary or common manner, commonly, vulgarly (very rare): “non vulgariter nec ambitiose scribere,” Cic. Fam. 13, 69, 1 (dub.); Plin. 8, 5, 5, §§ 13 and 28; 28, 14, 58, § 204.