extraordinary
adjective
- well beyond the normal, unexpected
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/ / /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔːɹdɪn(ə)ɹi/ / /ɪks.tɹɑːˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/
adj
Etymology: From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
- Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
“Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]”
“Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person. When I was born my beard was three feet long.”
- Remarkably good.
“an extraordinary poet”
- Special or supernumerary.
“the physician extraordinary in a royal household”
“an extraordinary professor in a German university”
noun
Etymology: From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
“[…] the sum that will probably be wanted for each head of service during the year: it is divided into the ordinary, and the extraordinaries.”