extraordinary
Meanings
Plural: extraordinaries
Adjective
- beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
- "extraordinary authority"
- "an extraordinary achievement"
- "her extraordinary beauty"
- "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"
- "an extraordinary capacity for work"
- "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
Adjective Satellite
- far more than usual or expected
- "an extraordinary desire for approval"
- (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
- "an ambassador extraordinary"
Adj
- Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
- Remarkably good.
- Special or supernumerary.
Noun
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
Synonyms
exceptional, noteworthy, outstanding, over-the-top, sinful, unparalleled
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