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The Meaning of extraordinary
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(a.) Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.
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(a.) Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
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(a.) Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
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(n.) That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
Synonyms
over-the-top
,
sinful
,
extraordinary(p)
,
ungodly
,
wicked
,
iniquitous
,
unholy
,
queer
,
anomalous
,
erratic
,
odd
,
strange
,
bizarre
,
peculiar
,
uncommon
,
comical
,
fantastic
,
preposterous
,
unique
,
crotchety
,
funny
,
quaint
,
unmatched
,
curious
,
grotesque
,
ridiculous
,
unusual
,
droll
,
laughable
,
singular
,
whimsical
,
eccentric
,
ludicrous
,
bonzer
,
exceeding
,
exceptional
,
olympian
,
prodigious
,
surpassing
,
extraordinaire(postnominal)
,
grand
,
howling(prenominal)
,
marvelous
,
marvellous
,
rattling(prenominal)
,
terrific
,
tremendous
,
wonderful
,
wondrous
,
phenomenal
,
frightful
,
terrible
,
awful
,
great
,
one(prenominal)
,
preternatural
,
uncanny
,
pyrotechnic
,
rare
,
remarkable
,
some
,
special
,
wonderworking
,
incomparable
,
uncomparable
,
superior
,
impressive
Antonyms
normal
,
regular
,
customary
,
natural
,
characterless
,
everyday
,
unremarkable
,
mundane
,
mediocre
,
familiar
,
usual
,
nondescript
,
run-of-the-mill
,
mine run
,
ordinary
,
run-of-the-mine
,
cut-and-dry
,
moderate
,
unexceptional
,
so-so(p)
,
average
,
fair
,
banausic
,
common
,
middling
,
quotidian
,
commonplace
,
indifferent
,
routine
,
cut-and-dried
,
workaday
Rhymes
adversary
,
aerie
,
airey
,
airy
,
alarie
,
ameri
,
ancillary
,
apothecary
,
arbitrary
,
arie
,
ary
,
asbury
,
auberry
,
aviary
,
azeri
,
balistreri
,
banbury
,
barberi
,
barey
,
barillari
,
barre
,
barrie
,
barry
,
beneficiary
,
berrey
,
berri
,
berrie
,
berry
,
bicentenary
,
blackberry
,
blueberry
,
bollettieri
,
boveri
,
bradberry
,
bradbury
,
buccheri
,
budgetary
,
bury
,
cadbury
,
camilleri
,
canary
,
canterbury
,
canzoneri
,
capillary
,
carey
,
carie
,
carrey
,
carrie
,
carry
,
cary
,
cassowary
,
cautionary
,
cemetery
,
centenary
,
cheri
,
cherie
,
cherry
,
chery
,
clary
,
cometary
,
commentary
,
commissary
,
concessionary
,
confectionary
,
confectionery
,
constabulary
,
contemporary
,
contrary
,
corollary
,
coronary
,
counterrevolutionary
,
cranberry
,
culinary
,
curreri
,
customary
,
dairy
,
deflationary
,
depositary
,
derry
,
dery
,
dewberry
,
dictionary
,
dietary
,
dignitary
,
disciplinary
,
discretionary
,
disinflationary
,
dispensary
,
diversionary
,
dogberry
,
dromedary
,
dubarry
,
dysentery
,
emissary
,
epistolary
,
estuary
,
evolutionary
,
exclusionary
,
expeditionary
,
eyrie
,
fairey
,
fairy
,
feb
,
february
,
ferreri
,
ferri
,
ferrie
,
ferry
,
fery
,
fiduciary
,
formulary
,
fragmentary
,
francesmary
,
frary
,
functionary
,
funerary
,
gadberry
,
garry
,
gary
,
gerri
,
gerrie
,
gerry
,
gery
,
glary
,
glengarry
,
gooseberry
,
granberry
,
guarneri
,
hackberry
,
hairy
,
hanberry
,
hanbury
,
harry
,
hereditary
,
herry
,
honorary
,
huckleberry
,
illusionary
,
imaginary
,
inflationary
,
interdisciplinary
,
interplanetary
,
involuntary
,
itinerary
,
january
,
jere
,
jeri
,
jerri
,
jerrie
,
jerry
,
judiciary
,
kairey
,
kari
,
karry
,
kary
,
kerrey
,
kerri
,
kerry
,
kilbury
,
lapidary
,
laprairie
,
larry
,
lary
,
legendary
,
library
,
literary
,
londonderry
,
luminary
,
marry
,
mary
,
maseri
,
mauceri
,
maugeri
,
mcclary
,
mccrary
,
mcgarry
,
mcnary
,
mcquerry
,
mcsherry
,
mercenary
,
merrie
,
merry
,
metairie
,
middlebury
,
military
,
missionary
,
moceri
,
momentary
,
monastery
,
monetary
,
mooberry
,
mortuary
,
mulberry
,
nary
,
necessary
,
neri
,
newberry
,
newbery
,
newbury
,
noninflationary
,
nonmilitary
,
obituary
,
omary
,
ordinary
,
oteri
,
palmieri
,
palminteri
,
paramilitary
,
parry
,
pecuniary
,
perry
,
pituitary
,
planetary
,
plumeri
,
prairie
,
preliminary
,
primary
,
probationary
,
proprietary
,
prosperi
,
pulmonary
,
pusateri
,
quaternary
,
querry
,
raineri
,
raneri
,
ranieri
,
raspberry
,
reactionary
,
recarey
,
recessionary
,
remarry
,
revolutionary
,
rosemary
,
salutary
,
sanctuary
,
sanitary
,
savagery
,
scary
,
secondary
,
secretary
,
sedentary
,
semilegendary
,
seminary
,
serry
,
sherrie
,
sherry
,
shrewsbury
,
silveri
,
simsbury
,
skerry
,
soleri
,
solitary
,
sperry
,
spiteri
,
stanberry
,
stanbury
,
stary
,
stationary
,
stationery
,
statuary
,
sterry
,
strawberry
,
subsidiary
,
sudberry
,
sudbury
,
sunseri
,
tagliaferri
,
tarry
,
temporary
,
teri
,
terri
,
terry
,
tertiary
,
tiberi
,
tilbury
,
tipperary
,
topiary
,
tributary
,
undersecretary
,
unitary
,
unnecessary
,
unsanitary
,
unwary
,
urinary
,
vary
,
verri
,
verry
,
very
,
veterinary
,
visionary
,
vocabulary
,
wary
,
waterbury
,
werry
,
wery
,
wherry
,
woodbury
,
yeiri