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Word entry · 13 letters

extraordinary

Best crossword clue

"Highly unusual"

13 letters · collected on this word page

13 lettersPronunciation /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aadeinorrrtxyStarts with EEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials

Word origin

From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

Used in a sentence

  • Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
  • Everybody knew I was an extraordinary person. When I was born my beard was three feet long.
  • Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions.

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