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What (who) is extraordinary - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Extraordinary (disambiguation); Extraordinary (song); Extra-ordinary
extraordinary
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality.
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard...
The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance...
Rozhdestvensky is an extraordinary musician.
= exceptional, remarkable, amazing
ADJ: usu ADJ n [approval]
• extraordinarily
She's extraordinarily disciplined.
= exceptionally
ADV: ADV adj
2.
If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising.
What an extraordinary thing to happen!...
His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.
= remarkable, amazing
ADJ [emphasis]
• extraordinarily
Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged...
Extraordinarily, the favourites for the title lie at the bottom of the table.
= remarkably
ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV with cl
3.
An extraordinary meeting is arranged specially to deal with a particular situation or problem, rather than happening regularly. (FORMAL)
...at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body...
ADJ: ADJ n
Extraordinary
·adj Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
II. Extraordinary ·noun That which is extraordinary;
- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
III. Extraordinary ·adj Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
IV. Extraordinary ·adj Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.
extraordinary
a.
Remarkable, unusual, uncommon, singular, signal, egregious, rare, extra, out of the way, unheard of, more than common.
Wikipedia
Extraordinary
Extraordinary may refer to:
- "Extraordinary" (Clean Bandit song), 2014
- "Extraordinary" (Liz Phair song), 2004
- "Extraordinary" (Mandy Moore song), 2007
- "Extraordinary" (Prince song), 1999
- "Extraordinary" (TV series), British superhero comedy TV series (2023)
- "Extraordinary", a song by Idina Menzel from Idina, 2016
- ExtraOrdinary, an EP by Nizlopi, 2006
- The Extraordinary, a 1990s Australian television documentary series
Examples of use of extraordinary
1. An extraordinary situation now prevailsdemanding extraordinary solutions.
2. "Extraordinary situations require extraordinary solutions," Sharon said.
3. "These are extraordinary times which require extraordinary measures," he said.
4. "In my mind, extraordinary circumstances would include not only extraordinary personal behavior but also extraordinary ideological positions," said Sen.
5. "It‘s an extraordinary claim and it requires some extraordinary evidence," Everson said.