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extraordinary definition
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Grep of noun extraordinary envoy extraordinary Overview of adj extraordinary The adj extraordinary has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) 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") 2. (2) extraordinary -- (far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval") 3. (1) extraordinary -- ((of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary") Antonyms of adj extraordinary 3 senses of extraordinary Sense 1 extraordinary (vs. ordinary) ordinary (vs. extraordinary) => average, fair, mediocre, middling => banal, commonplace, trivial => banausic => characterless, nondescript => common => cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry => everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday => average, fair, mediocre, middling => indifferent, passable, so-so(prenominal), tolerable => run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, unexceptional => commonplace Sense 2 extraordinary INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate Sense 3 extraordinary(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA unusual) -> usual Similarity of adj extraordinary 3 senses of extraordinary Sense 1 extraordinary (vs. ordinary) => bonzer => exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing => fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous => fantastic, phenomenal => one(postnominal) => preternatural => pyrotechnic => rare uncommon => remarkable, singular => some => special => wonderworking => frightful => great Also See-> incomparable#1, uncomparable#1; uncommon#1; unusual#1 Sense 2 extraordinary => immoderate (vs. moderate) Sense 3 extraordinary(prenominal) => unusual (vs. usual) Attributes of adj extraordinary 1 of 3 senses of extraordinary Sense 1 extraordinary (vs. ordinary) => ordinariness Familiarity of adj extraordinary extraordinary used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj extraordinary extraordinary Overview of adj extraordinary The adj extraordinary has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) 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") 2. (2) extraordinary -- (far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval") 3. (1) extraordinary -- ((of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary")
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