The meaning of EXTRAORDINARY is going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary; specifically : of or relating to a proceeding or action not normally required by law.
EXTRAORDINARY definition: beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established. See examples of extraordinary used in a sentence.
EXTRAORDINARY definition: 1. very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange: 2. a special meeting that happens between…. Learn more.
If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising.
Definition of extraordinary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Beyond what is ordinary or usual: extraordinary authority. 2. Highly exceptional; remarkable: an extraordinary achievement. 3. Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion: a minister extraordinary; an extraordinary professor.
Adjective extraordinary (comparative more extraordinary, superlative most extraordinary) Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
[after a noun] having a special, often temporary task or responsibility: a minister extraordinary. ex traor di nar i ly, adv. See -ord-. beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established: extraordinary costs. remarkable: extraordinary speed; an extraordinary man.
extraordinary meaning, definition, what is extraordinary: very unusual or surprising: Learn more.
Larger organisms, mainly eukaryotes, can consist of single cells or may be multicellular with more complex structure. Life is only known to exist on Earth but extraterrestrial life is thought probable. Artificial life is being simulated and explored by scientists and engineers.
The phenomenon of life can be approached in several ways: life as it is known and studied on planet Earth; life imaginable in principle; and life, by hypothesis, that might exist elsewhere in the universe (see extraterrestrial life).