| word | extraordinary |
|---|---|
| definition | adjective If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality. We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard. The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance. Rozhdestvensky is an extraordinary musician. She's extraordinarily disciplined. If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising. What an extraordinary thing to happen! His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war. Apart from the hair, he looked extraordinarily unchanged. Extraordinarily, the favourites for the title lie at the bottom of the table. An extraordinary meeting is arranged specially to deal with a particular situation or problem, rather than happening regularly. ...at an extraordinary meeting of the sport's ruling body. Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress. |
| inflections | extraordinarilyextraordinarily |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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