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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•traor•di•nar•y /ɪkˈstrɔrdənˌɛri, ˌɛkstrəˈɔr-/USA pronunciation adj. - being beyond what is usual;
exceptional;
remarkable:extraordinary speed. - [after a noun] having a special, often temporary task or responsibility: a minister extraordinary.
ex•traor•di•nar•i•ly, adv. See -ord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•traor•di•nar•y (ik strôr′dn er′ē, ek′strə ôr′-),USA pronunciation adj. - beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established:extraordinary costs.
- exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy;
remarkable:extraordinary speed; an extraordinary man. - (of an official, employee, etc.) outside of or additional to the ordinary staff;
having a special, often temporary task or responsibility:minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
- Latin extrāordinārius beyond what is ordinary. See extra-, ordinary
- late Middle English extraordinarie 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inordinate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uncommon, singular, rare, phenomenal, special, signal.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged common, usual.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ -dənərɪ/ adj - very unusual, remarkable, or surprising
- not in an established manner, course, or order
- employed for particular events or purposes
- (usually postpositive) (of an official, etc) additional or subordinate to the usual one
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin extraordinārius beyond what is usual; see ordinaryexˈtraordinarily adv exˈtraordinariness n |