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’.