English-Thai Dictionary

extraordinary

ADJ เกิน ธรรมดา  ผิดธรรมดา  เกิน ปกติ  uncommon unusual koen-tam-ma-da

 

extraordinary

ADJ เพื่อ จุดประสงค์ พิเศษ  puea-jud-pra-song-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTRAORDINARY

a.extror'dinary. [L. extraordinarius; extra and ordinarius, usual, from ordo, order. ] 1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not in the usual, customary or regular course; not ordinary. Extraordinary evils require extraordinary remedies.
2. Exceeding the common degree or measure; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as the extraordinary talents of Shakespeare; the extraordinary powers of Newton; an edifice of extraordinary grandeur.
3. Special; particular; sent for a special purpose, or on a particular occasion; as an extraordinary courier or messenger; an embassador extraordinary; a gazette extraordinary.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTRAORDINARY

Ex *traor "di *na *ry, a. Etym: [L. extraordinarius; extra on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See Ordinary. ]

 

1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies. Which dispose To something extraordinary my thoughts. Milton.

 

2. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.

 

3. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.

 

EXTRAORDINARY

Ex *traor "di *na *ry, n.; pl. Extraordinaries (.

 

Defn: That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. Their extraordinary did consist especially in the matter of prayers and devotions. Jer. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

extraordinary

ex traor di nar y |ikˈstrôrdnˌerē, ˌekstrəˈôrdn -ɪkˈstrɔrdnˌɛri | ▶adjective very unusual or remarkable: the extraordinary plumage of the male | [ with clause ] : it is extraordinary that no consultation took place. • unusually great: young children need extraordinary amounts of attention. • [ attrib. ] (of a meeting ) specially convened: an extraordinary session of the Congress. • [ postpositive ] (of an official ) additional; specially employed: his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary in London. ▶noun (usu. extraordinaries ) an item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities. Compare with exceptional. DERIVATIVES ex traor di nar i ly |-ˌerəlē |adverb [ as submodifier ] : an extraordinarily beautiful girl, ex traor di nar i ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events. ’

 

extraordinary general meeting

extraordinary general meeting (abbrev.: EGM ) ▶noun Brit. a meeting of the members or shareholders of a club, company, or other organization, held at short notice, especially in order to consider a particular matter.

 

extraordinary ray

ex traor di nar y ray ▶noun Optics (in double refraction ) the light ray that does not obey the ordinary laws of refraction. Compare with ordinary ray.

 

extraordinary rendition

ex traor di nar y ren di tion |ɪkˌstrɔːrdənerirenˈdɪʃn | ▶noun see rendition ( sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

extraordinary

extraordinary |ɪkˈstrɔːd (ə )n (ə )ri, ɛk-, ˌɛkstrəˈɔːdɪn (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 very unusual or remarkable: the extraordinary plumage of the male | [ with clause ] : it is extraordinary that no consultation took place. • unusually great: young children need extraordinary amounts of attention. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a meeting ) specially convened: an extraordinary session of the Congress. • [ postpositive ] (of an official ) specially employed in addition to the usual staff: an Ambassador Extraordinary. ▶noun (usu. extraordinaries ) an item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities. Compare with exceptional. DERIVATIVES extraordinarily adverb [ as submodifier ] : an extraordinarily beautiful girl, extraordinariness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events ’.

 

extraordinary general meeting

extraordinary general meeting (abbrev.: EGM ) ▶noun Brit. a meeting of the members or shareholders of a club, company, or other organization, held at short notice, especially in order to consider a particular matter.

 

extraordinary ray

extra |or ¦din |ary ray ▶noun Optics (in double refraction ) the light ray that does not obey the ordinary laws of refraction. Compare with ordinary ray.

 

extraordinary rendition

extra |or ¦din |ary ren |di ¦tion |ɪkˌstrɔːdənrirɛnˈdɪʃn | ▶noun see rendition ( sense 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

extraordinary

extraordinary adjective 1 an extraordinary coincidence: remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal; striking, outstanding, momentous, impressive, singular, memorable, unforgettable, unique, noteworthy; out of the ordinary, unusual, uncommon, rare, surprising; informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, awesome; literary wondrous. 2 extraordinary speed: very great, tremendous, enormous, immense, prodigious, stupendous, monumental.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

extraordinary

extraordinary adjective 1 an extraordinary coincidence: remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvellous, wonderful, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, spectacular; striking, outstanding, momentous, impressive, singular, signal, pre-eminent, memorable, unforgettable, never to be forgotten, unique, arresting, eye-catching, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, great; out of the ordinary, unusual, uncommon, rare, surprising, curious, strange, odd, peculiar, uncanny; Scottish unco; informal fantastic, terrific, tremendous, stupendous, awesome, out of this world, unreal; literary wondrous. ANTONYMS ordinary. 2 moving with extraordinary speed: very great, considerable, tremendous, huge, enormous, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, substantial; informal astronomical, almighty. ANTONYMS negligible.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

extraordinary

ex traor di nar y /ɪkstrɔ́ː r d (ə )nèri, èkstrəɔ́ː r -|-n (ə )ri /〖extra (範囲外の )ordinary (通常の )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗並はずれた , ずば抜けた, すばらしい ▸ extraordinary people 非凡な人々 ▸ the extraordinary power of computation けたはずれの計算能力 2 驚くべき , 奇妙な, 異常な ▸ It's quite extraordinary that he is so popular .彼がそんなに人気があるとはすごく意外だ ▸ an extraordinary thing to do [say, happen ]本当に珍しいこと (!to以下の 動詞 に特に意味はない ) ▸ How extraordinary !｟英話 ｠何だって ▸ an extraordinary life 数奇な生涯 3 比較なし ｟かたく ｠a. 〖名詞 の前で 〗特別の , 臨時の ▸ an extraordinary meeting [session ]特別会議 b. 〖名詞 の後で 〗特命の , 特派の ▸ an envoy [ambassador ] extraordinary 特派使節 [特命大使 ]ex tra ó r di n à r i ness 名詞 U 尋常でないこと .