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extraordinary
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As an adjective, extraordinary means not ordinary. As a noun, it means anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Meanings of extraordinary
7 meaningsadjective
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Remarkably good.
“an extraordinary poet”
Special or supernumerary.
“the physician extraordinary in a royal household”
“an extraordinary professor in a German university”
Beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special
“extraordinary authority”
“an extraordinary achievement”
“her extraordinary beauty”
Far more than usual or expected
“an extraordinary desire for approval”
“it was an over-the-top experience”
Similar: over-the-top, sinful(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
“an ambassador extraordinary”
noun
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).