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ex·traor·di·nary Listen to audio/ɪkˈstroɚˌneri, Brit ɪkˈstrɔ:dənri/ adjective
[more extraordinary; most extraordinary] 1 : very unusual : very different from what is normal or ordinary
The researchers made an extraordinary discovery. It's an extraordinary situation. extraordinary rudeness/insensitivity The race is an extraordinary event. They convened an extraordinary [=special] meeting of the Security Council.
2 : extremely good or impressive
She was a woman of extraordinary [=great, remarkable] intelligence. The child has extraordinary [=exceptional] abilities. The food was extraordinary.
— ex·traor·di·nar·i·ly /ɪkˌstroɚˈnerəli, Brit ɪkˈstrɔ:dənrəli/ adverb
an extraordinarily intelligent person extraordinarily good/bad weather

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