extraordinary

ex·traor·di·nar·y  (k-strôrdn-r, kstr-ôr-)

adj.

1. Beyond what is ordinary or usual: extraordinary authority.

2. Highly exceptional; remarkable: an extraordinary achievement.

3. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion: a minister extraordinary; an extraordinary professor.

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[Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extrardinrius : extr, outside; see extra- + rd, rdin-, order; see order.]

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ex·traordi·nari·ly (-dn-âr-l) adv.

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extraordinary [ɪkˈstrɔːd^ənrɪ -d^ənərɪ]

adj

1. very unusual, remarkable, or surprising

2. not in an established manner, course, or order

3. employed for particular events or purposes

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (usually postpositive) (of an official, etc.) additional or subordinate to the usual one a minister extraordinary

[from Latin extraordinārius beyond what is usual; see ordinary]

extraordinarily  adv

extraordinariness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability" unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite" incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
	2.	extraordinary - far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience" over-the-top, sinful immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	3.	extraordinary - (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary" unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

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extraordinary

adjective

1. remarkable, special, wonderful, outstanding, rare, amazing, fantastic, astonishing, marvellous, exceptional, notable, serious (informal), phenomenal, singular, wondrous (archaic or literary), out of this world (informal), extremely good He is an extraordinary musician.
remarkable ordinary, commonplace, unremarkable, unexceptional

2. unusual, surprising, odd, strange, unique, remarkable, bizarre, curious, weird, unprecedented, peculiar, unfamiliar, uncommon, unheard-of, unwonted What an extraordinary thing to happen!
unusual common, usual, ordinary, everyday, customary, commonplace, banal

Translations

extraordinary [ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪ] ADJ

1. (= exceptional) [courage, career, skill, person] → extraordinario
there's nothing extraordinary about that → eso no tiene nada de extraordinario or increíble

2. (= strange) [tale, adventure, action] → increíble, insólito
it's an extraordinary building → es un edificio increíble
I find it extraordinary that he hasn't replied → me parece increíble que no haya contestado
how extraordinary! (= strange) → ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!; (= incredible) → ¡es increíble!

3. (frm) (= additional, special) [meeting, measure, powers] → extraordinario
extraordinary general meeting → junta f general extraordinaria
extraordinary meeting of shareholders → junta f extraordinaria de accionistas
extraordinary reserve (Fin) → reserva f extraordinaria

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extraordinary [ɪkˈstrɔː^rdənri] adj

(= exceptional) → extraordinaire

(= surprising) → étonnant(e), étrange
the extraordinary thing is that ... → le plus étrange c'est que ..., le plus étonnant c'est que ...

[meeting] → extraordinaire

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extraordinary

adj

(= exceptional) person, career, quality → außergewöhnlich; success, courage, skill → außerordentlich; (= unusual, strange) behaviour, appearance, dress, action, speech → merkwürdig, eigenartig; tale, adventure → seltsam; (= amazing) insults, violence → erstaunlich; there’s nothing extraordinary about that → daran ist nichts Ungewöhnliches; it’s extraordinary to think that … → es ist (schon) eigenartig, wenn man denkt, dass …; what an extraordinary thing to say! → wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!; it’s extraordinary how much he resembles his brother → es ist erstaunlich, wie sehr er seinem Bruder ähnelt

(Brit form: = special) measure, party, congress → außerordentlich; extraordinary meeting → Sondersitzung f

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extraordinary [ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪ] adj (gen) → straordinario/a; (very strange) → strano/a
the extraordinary thing is that ... → la cosa strana è che...

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extraordinary

adj extraordinary [ikˈstroːdənəri]

surprising; unusual What an extraordinary thing to say!; She wears the most extraordinary clothes. buitengewone غَير عادي، رائِع، مُدْهِش необикновен zvláštní ekstraordinær; usædvanlig außergewöhnlich ασυνήθιστος extraordinario tähelepanuväärne فوق العاده؛ جالب توجه poikkeuksellinen extraordinaire יוֹצֵא מִן הַכְּלָל अनोखी izvanredan, neobičan rendkívüli luar biasa óvenjulegur, afbrigðilegur; furðulegur straordinario 並はずれた 비상한, 놀라운 neįprastas, ypatingas, nepaprastas neparasts; ārkārtējs luar biasa uitzonderlijk usedvanlig, ekstraordinært nadzwyczajny, zadziwiający extraordinário extraordinar экстраординарный; странный nezvyčajný nenavaden izuzetan egendomlig, märklig เกินธรรมดา olağanüstü 異常的 незвичайний, екстраординарний غیر معمولی phi thường 异常的

adv extraordinarily [ikˈstroːdənərəli, (American ) ikstro:rdəˈnerəli]

seldsame بِصورَة غَير عادِيَه، بِصورَة مُدْهِشَه необикновено mimořádně ekstaordinært; usædvanligt besonders ασυνήθιστα extraordinariamente erakordselt بطور خارق العاده poikkeuksellisesti extraordinairement בְּאוֹפֶן יוֹצֵא מִן הַּכלָל विशेष izvanredno, neobično rendkívül secara luar biasa óvenjulega, einkennilega; einstaklega straordinariamente 並はずれて 비상하게 neįprastai, ypatingai neparasti; ārkārtēji dengan luar biasa uitzonderlijk usedvanlig, ekstraordinært nadzwyczajnie extraordinariamente extra­­­ordinar экстраординарно mimoriadne nenavadno izuzetno egendomligt, märkligt อย่างเป็นพิเศษ olağanüstü şekilde 非常 дивно; незвичайно غیر معمولی طور سے một cách phi thường 非常

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extraordinary → استثنائي mimořádný ekstraordinær außerordentlich έκτακτος extraordinario erikoislaatuinen extraordinaire izvanredan straordinario 異常な 비범한 buitengewoon usedvanlig nadzwyczajny extraordinário выдающийся utomordentlig ผิดธรรมดา olağanüstü lạ thường 非凡的