Extraordinary does actually make sense if you educate yourself a little bit. It does not mean more ordinary, people seem to think this because "extra" usually means more when used alone. However, "ex", the Latin prefix used in extraordinary, means "out of". So word means "out of the ordinary," and now everything makes sense. Also, extra, when used in Latin meant beyond, so again the word would mean "beyond ordinary." Make sense?
Take extraterrestrial, it means out of or beyon earth (terra meaning earth) and it has the same prefix as extraordinary. Yay!
Take extraterrestrial, it means out of or beyon earth (terra meaning earth) and it has the same prefix as extraordinary. Yay!
Person: extraordinary is such a dumb word, it's like literally saying more ordinary, that makes no sense.
Me: no, it means out of the ordinary because the Latin prefix means out of or beyond, learn your shit.
Person: oh!!
Me: no, it means out of the ordinary because the Latin prefix means out of or beyond, learn your shit.
Person: oh!!
by Knowing stuff is cool August 02, 2013
Someone who surpasses every goal they make, a miracle and wonder to everyone, a trend setter comedian a beautiful angel and the love of my life
by There’s only one bird family. December 27, 2017
Exceptional, outstanding, outrageous, unique, incredible or ridiculous, odd, strange, weird. This word itself is "extraordinary" because this adjective can be used to describe good things and bad things. Most commonly it is used to describe good things. This is the word that should be used when one has "no words" for something. Any person, action, idea, event etc, that may leave you speechless, this is the word to use for that.
"We won this contest thanks to this extraordinary idea"
"Chameleons are very extraordinary pets"
"This food looks too... extraordinary, I think I'd rather just stick with pizza"
"Chameleons are very extraordinary pets"
"This food looks too... extraordinary, I think I'd rather just stick with pizza"
by Quokka.Cola June 27, 2017
1. Someone who surpasses all the goal they set
2. A miracle, mystery to everyone, original and perfectly different, beautiful and hilarious, the only person I have ever truly loved, the only one for me, my Bella. My extraordinary.
2. A miracle, mystery to everyone, original and perfectly different, beautiful and hilarious, the only person I have ever truly loved, the only one for me, my Bella. My extraordinary.
Bella is extraordinary to me.
by There’s only one bird family. December 27, 2017
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