extraordinary
20
7.1
- adjective
- /ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri/
- Formal
- To exemplify Concordia's spirit of cooperation between visitors and humans, I would like to introduce to you an extraordinary young man...
- ambassador extraordinary
- extraordinary circumstances
- extraordinary session
Examples
-
That door is used for extraordinary circumstances, and these circumstances are quite extraordinary.
-
I'd like the world to meet some extraordinary people.
-
In the past hour, some new, rather disturbing elements have surfaced, possibly calling for some extraordinary measures.
Fiction book (1996) -
An extraordinary woman.
-
There must have been heavy political pressure applied to Wignacourt to confer such an extraordinary honor on the Lombard painter.
Academic text (2012) -
Sentencing guidelines also allow judges to depart from the ranges in extraordinary cases where aggravating or mitigating circumstances exist.
Academic text (1999) -
The committee is convening an extraordinary meeting to discuss the recent developments.
-
She received an honorary title due to her extraordinary contributions to the community.
-
The ambassador was given extraordinary powers to negotiate the treaty.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
More important or different from what is usual
∞
3.8
More important than usual
129
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extraordinary for an official uses the same parts extra- 'outside' and ordinary 'usual', so it named someone who acted 'outside the usual' duties. That's why an envoy or minister called extraordinary had special powers or a special role beyond regular officials.