Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extraordinary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extraordinary \Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, a. [L. extraordinarius; extra
on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See
{Ordinary}.]
1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual,
customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils;
extraordinary remedies.
Which dispose To something extraordinary my
thoughts. --Milton.
2. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence,
remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary
talents or grandeur.
3. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as,
an ambassador extraordinary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extraordinary \Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Extraordinaries}.
That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the
plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to
prevent success.
Their extraordinary did consist especially in the
matter of prayers and devotions. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
extraordinary
adj 1: 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" [ant: {ordinary}]
2: far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire
for approval"
3: (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in
addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador
extraordinary" [syn: {extraordinary(p)}]
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