extraordinary

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪksˈtrɔː(r)dɪnəri/ or /ɪksˈtrɔː(r)dɪnri/ or /ˌɛkstrəˈɔː(r)dɪnəri/ or /ˌɛkstrəˈɔː(r)dɪnri/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧traor‧di‧na‧ry

Adjective

Positive extraordinary

Comparative more extraordinary

Superlative most extraordinary

1. Something that is above the everyday, above the ordinary, more than ordinary, spectacular.

   We've been having an extraordinary spell of pleasant weather.

   It was extraordinary opportunity to make money.