extraordinarily
Meanings
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adverb
going beyond what is usual, ordinary, or expected
- "Despite the challenging circumstances, she performed extraordinarily well."
- "The scientist made an extraordinarily important discovery."
- "The extraordinarily talented artist created a masterpiece."
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adjective
beyond what is ordinary; remarkable
- "The extraordinarily beautiful sunset left everyone in awe."
- "He is an extraordinarily generous person."
- "The extraordinarily delicious dessert was a crowd-pleaser."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with extraordinarilyordinarily , extraordinarily , terribly
Variants
List of all variants of extraordinarily that leads to same resultextraordinarily , extraordinariness , extraordinarinesses , extraordinary
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.From the Latin word 'extraordinarius,' meaning 'outside the order,' or 'beyond the ordinary.'
Trivia
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The term 'extraordinarily' has been used in various scientific contexts, such as in the measurement of radioactivity.
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In the context of the law, 'extraordinary remedies' refer to legal actions that are not the norm and are used in exceptional circumstances.
Related Concepts
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exceptional: Extraordinarily and exceptional both mean beyond the ordinary or remarkable, but exceptional may imply a higher degree of excellence.
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unusual: Extraordinarily and unusual share the meaning of beyond the ordinary, but unusual may imply something strange or odd.
Quotes
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A polymer based on the elastic protein that enables fleas to perform their "extraordinary" jumping feats has been synthesized. The material … is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rubbery and highly resilient; indeed, some of its properties exceed those of a material used to make bouncy balls for the playground.
- Rosamund Daw,{it}Nature{/it},13 Oct. 2005 -
Like the eighteenth-century Scots, whose similar borderland situation stimulated an "extraordinary" renaissance in letters, natural science, and social science, the Americans' ambivalent identities led them to the interstices of metropolitan thought where were found new views and new approaches to the old.
- Bernard Bailyn,{it}To Begin the World Anew{/it},2003 -
Books can even have merits that are owed to their lack of literary quality: Agatha Christie's whodunits display an "extraordinary" ingenuity in their plotting, but the beauty of the puzzle requires cardboard characters and total implausibility in motives and reasons.
- Richard Jenkyns,{it}New Republic{/it},28 Jan. 2002 -
Jimi Hendrix is one of those "extraordinary" hubs of music where everybody lands at some point. Every musician passes through Hendrix International Airport eventually. … He is the common denominator of every style of contemporary music.
- John Mayer,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},15 Apr. 2004
Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.Extraordinarily has been used extensively in literature, art, and music to emphasize extraordinary events, achievements, or individuals.
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- Think of something extraordinarily large, like an elephant, to remember the meaning of extraordinarily.
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