Definitions

1. That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural.

2. Anything uncommon or unusual; a thing exceeding the usual order, practice, or method.

3. An express messenger or courier.

4. In the British service, an allowance to troops beyond the gross pay, such as the expenses for barracks, encampments, etc.

5. Extra expense or indulgence.

6. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual;

7. Highly exceptional; remarkable.

8. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion.

9. Beyond what is ordinary or usual.

10. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful.

11. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary

12. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service.

13. (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials

14. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

15. Remarkably; exceptionally; extraordinarily.

16. Synonyms Unusual, singular, extra, unwonted, signal, egregious, marvelous, prodigious, strange, preposterous.

17. Exceeding the common degree or measure; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful: as, the extraordinary genius of Shakspere; an edifice of extraordinary grandeur.

18. Not pertaining to a regular system or sequence; exceptional; special: as, an extraordinary courier or messenger; an ambassador extraordinary; the extraordinary jurisdiction of a court; a gazette extraordinary.

19. Being beyond or out of the common order or rule; not of the usual, customary, or regular kind; not ordinary: as, extraordinary evils require extraordinary remedies.

20. In universities, relating to studies outside of the regular curriculum, or to lectures not recognized by the university as of the first rank of importance.

Examples

1. We, who were the blessed fruit of such an extraordinary tree.

2. Now she put her arms around his neck, and let out a most extraordinary sigh: a sound of complete abandonment.

3. For a slight man, he radiated extraordinary physical presence.

4. Now, she was professionally wedded to Alexander and the extraordinary hours he kept.

5. ‘He's an extraordinary father and a remarkable husband, a terrific human being.’

6. ‘This extraordinary woman lived a remarkable life.’

7. ‘Taken alone, this is not an extraordinary remark.’

8. ‘There followed a remarkable journey for an extraordinary man.’

9. ‘She was a woman of extraordinary courage and remarkable ability and no one can doubt that Tony Benn was lucky to have found and married her.’

10. ‘And they remarked on the extraordinary contrasts of the river where it flows wide and deep for long stretches before being suddenly interrupted by rapids.’

11. ‘Her extraordinary remarks came in a speech commemorating the opening of a Greenwich Village campus of the New York University School of Law.’

12. ‘Weaver's biography brings forth the life of an extraordinary talent and her remarkable career.’

13. ‘Given their unusual appearance and extraordinary biology, it is not surprising that Asians have credited sea horses with magical powers.’

14. ‘In an rare and extraordinary moment of role reversal, I stand sagging beside the counter, waiting for an assistant to return, while she shoots off to look at napkins.’

15. ‘And it was an amazing, extraordinary moment there at the Redwood City courthouse.’

16. ‘As a sense grew that this would be the last night, St Peter's witnessed remarkable scenes of extraordinary emotional intensity.’

17. ‘It is, as Byrne observes, extraordinary that such a remarkable personality should, until now, have escaped attention.’

18. ‘They were faced with a remarkable, extraordinary, exhibition of magnanimity.’

19. ‘Indeed, the general lack of panic is, it seems to me, extraordinary, remarkable, and deeply moving.’

20. ‘Sometimes it has been a sincere feeling that an ordinarily appropriate remark is inappropriate at this extraordinary moment.’

21. ‘That, in my book, is highly unusual, extraordinary, and a new phenomenon in party politics.’

22. ‘There was no fireman's rule in English law requiring firemen to accept the ordinary risks incidental to fighting a fire, having claims only in respect of unusual or extraordinary risks.’

23. ‘You should develop the unusual, extraordinary attitude of wishing that all their sufferings ripen upon yourself.’

24. ‘The film has moments of extraordinary complexity presented with unbelievable simplicity.’

25. ‘The second is the gender division of work, she says, looking at the larger issue of why first generation schoolgoers in particular require an extraordinary amount of care and attention.’

26. ‘Britain produces an extraordinary amount of commentary, in print, on television and on radio; so much that the production of opinion can seem to be our dominant industry, the thing we are best at and most take to.’

27. ‘Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants spend an extraordinary amount of time not on deciding who deserves medals but working on the grammar and presentation of the citation.’

28. ‘There are extraordinary amounts of work being done by the Brothers of Charity service in Waterford, to help people with an intellectual disability all around the South East region.’

29. ‘Despite the belief in some quarters that an extraordinary amount can be accomplished in a mere seven days, it will take a bit longer for people to come down from the emotions of the election.’

30. ‘Change is extremely slow, and even small improvements take extraordinary amounts of time, energy, and money; but small changes can be found.’

31. ‘We can do things that otherwise it would take an extraordinary amount of money to do.’

32. ‘So sought-after are high-ranking characters and the virtual trinkets that they amass that extraordinary amounts of real-world money are changing hands as they are traded.’

33. ‘To them, £500 seemed an extraordinary amount of money for a team with no pedigree, a bunch of unknowns that would do little to entice the supporters through the gates at Inverleith.’

34. ‘There has been an extraordinary amount of cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, and we're ready.’

35. ‘The film had an extraordinary amount of violence.’

36. ‘Airline unions have an extraordinary amount of power.’

37. ‘Journalists spend an extraordinary amount of time paring the information in their copy down to the bare minimum, especially in the all-important lead paragraph.’

38. ‘We pay an extraordinary amount to keep the Art Centre, particularly the Playhouse and this theatre alive and as the spot in Melbourne to go and see good theatre.’

39. ‘So, they do rely on snipers to a really extraordinary amount.’

40. ‘And I do think that we are getting an extraordinary amount of good information about a very complicated story.’

41. ‘The fact that some of the defendants were well-known footballers meant an extraordinary amount of interest in the case but did not affect the decision to prosecute.’

42. ‘He said the raid was a result of the Crime Management Unit's two-week investigation into the extraordinary amount of robberies.’

43. ‘It's just an extraordinary amount of money for anybody to take home.’

44. ‘Now, the defense says that that amount of money is extraordinary.’

45. ‘Immediately after the public meeting, Durrington parish council convened an extraordinary meeting and voted to oppose the English Heritage application.’

46. ‘A move to dissolve the society and distribute assets was defeated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Mr Kelly in July that year.’

47. ‘The prince also said he will convene an extraordinary session if it is necessary to finalize the bill.’

48. ‘Archbishop Brady made his comments at a press conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Catholic Bishops in Maynooth yesterday.’

49. ‘An extraordinary session was convened last Friday to enable the government to extend the Japanese antiterrorism law by another two years.’

50. ‘It states that the Ambassador extraordinary was "considerably astonished" to be called upon to pay 600 francs for the hire of carriages.’

51. ‘This Ambassador extraordinary was issued a red (diplomatic) passport as well.’

52. an extraordinary achievement