"plain as porridge" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-plain as porridge.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as porridge (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very clear and evident. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: obvious
    Sense id: en-plain_as_porridge-en-adj-TqdO-RMP Categories (other): English similes
  2. (simile) Very unattractive or unprepossessing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plain_as_porridge-en-adj-4c7FFDeg Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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