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extra-ordinary

extra-ordinary is the alternative form of extraordinary.

Meaning of extraordinary

Adjective

extraordinary (comparative more extraordinary, superlative most extraordinary)

  1. Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
    • Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
  2. Remarkably good.
    • an extraordinary poet
  3. Special or supernumerary.
    • the physician extraordinary in a royal household

See all 4 meanings of extraordinary

Forms of extra-ordinary

Adjective
comparativemore extra-ordinary
superlativemost extra-ordinary
Noun
pluralextra-ordinaries

Questions about extra-ordinary

What is extra-ordinary the alternative form of?
Extra-ordinary is the alternative form of extraordinary.

Words near extra-ordinary in the dictionary

  1. extra-milers
  2. extra-musculoskeletal
  3. extra-natural
  4. extra-ocular
  5. extra-ordinaries
  6. extra-ordinary
  7. extra-planetary
  8. extra-professional
  9. extra-quranic
  10. extra-renal
  11. extra-sensory

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