Meaning of EXTRAORDINARY
| Pronunciation: | | ik'stror`dneree
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- [adj] far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bonzer, exceeding, exceptional, fantastic, frightful, great, howling(a), immoderate, marvellous, marvelous, olympian, one(a), over-the-top, phenomenal, preternatural, prodigious, pyrotechnic, rare, rattling(a), remarkable, singular, some, special, surpassing, terrific, tremendous, uncommon, wonderful, wonderworking, wondrous |
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| | Antonyms: | | ordinary | | |
| | See Also: | | incomparable, uncomparable, unusual | |
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\Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, a. [L. extraordinarius; extra
on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See
{Ordinary}.]
1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual,
customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils;
extraordinary remedies.
Which dispose To something extraordinary my
thoughts. --Milton.
2. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence,
remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary
talents or grandeur.
3. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as,
an ambassador extraordinary.
\Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Extraordinaries}.
That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the
plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to
prevent success.
Their extraordinary did consist especially in the
matter of prayers and devotions. --Jer. Taylor.
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