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extraordinary
- /ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ Canada, US
- /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/ Hong Kong
Where it comes from
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
adjective more extraordinary · most extraordinary · extra-ordinary · extraördinary
- Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual. Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
- Remarkably good. an extraordinary poet
- Special or supernumerary. the physician extraordinary in a royal household
Similar: exceptional, unparalleled, noteworthy, outstanding, extraordinate
noun extraordinaries · extra-ordinary · extraördinary
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary. […] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.
