Definition of EXTRAORDINARY

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.

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