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[ UK /ɛkstɹˈɔːdɪnəɹi/ ]
[ US /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi, ɪkˈstɹɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
    an ambassador extraordinary
  2. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
    enjoyed extraordinary popularity
    an extraordinary achievement
    an extraordinary capacity for work
    an extraordinary session of the legislature
    extraordinary authority
    her extraordinary beauty
  3. far more than usual or expected
    an extraordinary desire for approval
    it was an over-the-top experience

How To Use extraordinary In A Sentence

  • Known as far back as 400 B.C.E. Greece, comfrey is an extraordinary plant whose name derives from the Latin conferva, meaning "water plant healer. Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
  • 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.
  • She described at last with extraordinary clearness, which is so often seen, though only for a moment, in such overwrought states, how Ivan had been nearly driven out of his mind during the last two months trying to save “the monster and murderer,” his brother. The Brothers Karamazov
  • Ratzinger exercised extraordinary ‘thought-control’ in deciding which works of theologians were orthodox and which were verboten.
  • That, and his extraordinary capacity for self-sacrificing friendship, loyalty and sweet-natured nannying, have been his quadruple of acclaimed lifetime's high-lights.
  • Bley plays acoustic piano in duo with Steve Swallow, and their rapport projects extraordinary warmth on this delightful album.
  • So extraordinary is this fact that we shall approach it from sev-eral perspectives to try to bring its enormity within our grasp.
  • We call for the immediate return to democratic institutions, to convoke an extraordinary session of the General Assembly (GA), to defend institutions in Honduras. Laura Carlsen: Live Blog: OAS Session on Honduran Coup
  • These small, bushy plants literally bloom nonstop with an extraordinary abundance of petite flowers.
  • an extraordinary session of the legislature
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