extraordinary
/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Special or supernumerary.
noun
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Example Sentences
- "Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]"
- "Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person. When I was born my beard was three feet long."
- "The Houses may meet in extraordinary sessions at the request of the Government, of the Permanent Deputation or of the overall majority of members of either of the two Houses. Extraordinary sessions must be convened with a specific agenda and shall be adjourned once this has been dealt with."
- "Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions."
- "From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. […] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip."
- "an extraordinary poet"
Etymology
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: extrāōrdinārius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
- British English: /ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/
Inflected Forms
more extraordinary (comparative)
most extraordinary (superlative)
extra-ordinary (alternative)
extraördinary (alternative, rare)
extraordinaries (plural)