extraordinary
adjective
beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established.
extraordinarily
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a word derived from
extraordinary.
Example Sentences
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“We know the cost of building in California is extraordinarily, exponentially higher than it needs to be,” said Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, a Republican who represents cities and towns just east of San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead, they are the subject of an imagined plotline in which the military or some group of elites has access to extraordinarily advanced technology that can quickly and painlessly cure the human body of anything.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
That matters because finding compatible blood for someone with an antibody against a marker present in more than 99.9% of people can be extraordinarily difficult.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Joy Thomas said prices were "extraordinarily high" and she had searched for the cheapest petrol station she could find.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
We both felt extraordinarily peppy and, I would say, extremely refreshed.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
