ex·traor·di·nar·y
/ikˈstrôrd(ə)nˌerē,ˌekstrəˈôrdnˌerē/
noun: extraordinary
noun: extra-ordinary
plural noun: extraordinaries
plural noun: extra-ordinaries
adjective: extraordinary
adjective: extra-ordinary
very unusual or remarkable.
- unusually great.
- (of a meeting) specially convened.
- (of an official) additional; specially employed.
Origin
late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’.