extraordinary

  • 21extraordinary — extraordinarily /ik strawr dn air euh lee, ek streuh awr /, adv. extraordinariness, n. /ik strawr dn er ee, ek streuh awr /, adj. 1. beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established: extraordinary costs. 2. exceptional in character, amount …

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  • 22extraordinary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ make sth ▪ What makes it so extraordinary is that the experts had all dismissed her theories as nonsense …

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  • 23extraordinary — adj. extraordinary that (it was extraordinary that no one reported the incident to the police) * * * [ɪk strɔːd(ə)n(ə)rɪ] extraordinary that (it was extraordinary that no one reported the incident to the police) …

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  • 24extraordinary — ex•traor•di•nar•y [[t]ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr [/t]] adj. 1) being beyond what is usual, regular, or established: extraordinary costs[/ex] 2) exceptional to a high degree; noteworthy; remarkable: extraordinary speed[/ex] 3) having a special …

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  • 25extraordinary — adjective Etymology: Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem, accusative of ordin , ordo order Date: 15th century 1. a. going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary <&#8230; …

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  • 26extraordinary*/ — [ɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri] adj 1) very unusual and surprising It s an extraordinary story.[/ex] It s extraordinary that no one disagreed with him.[/ex] 2) much better or worse than is usual The picture does not capture her extraordinary beauty.[/ex]&#8230; …

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  • 27extraordinary — adjective 1) an extraordinary coincidence Syn: remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal; striking, outstanding, momentous, impressive, singular, memorable …

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  • 28extraordinary — adjective 1) an extraordinary coincidence Syn: remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal; informal fantastic 2) extraordinary speed Syn …

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  • 29extraordinary — adj. 1 unusual or remarkable; out of the usual course. 2 unusually great (an extraordinary talent). 3 a (of an official etc.) additional; specially employed (envoy extraordinary). b (of a meeting) specially convened. Derivatives: extraordinarily&#8230; …

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  • 30extraordinary — [ɪk strɔ:d(ə)n(ə)ri, ɛk , ˌɛkstrə ɔ:dɪn(ə)ri] adjective 1》 very unusual or remarkable. 2》 (of a meeting) specially convened.     ↘[postposition] (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary. Derivatives extraordinarily adverb&#8230; …

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