[ ɪk'strɔ:d(ə)n(ə)ri , ɛk- , ˌɛkstrə'ɔ:dɪn(ə)ri ]
■ adjective
1》 very unusual or remarkable.
2》 (of a meeting) specially convened.
↘[ postposition ] (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary.
Derivatives
extraordinarily adverb
extraordinariness noun
Origin
ME: from L. extraordinarius , from extra ordinem 'outside the normal course of events'.