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extraordinary
/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
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What does extraordinary mean?
adjective
- Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
- Remarkably good.
- Special or supernumerary.
More meanings (1)
noun
- Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪkˈstɹɔɹdɪnɛɹi/
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What was his surprise to see the sulphur shine with so extraordinary a brilliancy as to be almost unbearable to the eye.
Nay, the very energy of Maria’s character, made her suspect that the extraordinary animation she perceived might be the effect of madness.
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The facts here are really so extraordinary, that I doubt if I can trust my own language to do justice to them.
Emma amused herself by protesting that it was very extraordinary, indeed, and that she had not a syllable to say for him.
It had quite the plumage of a swan, and it sailed along the stream of life with an extraordinary lightness of motion.