·adj Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
II. Extraordinary ·noun That which is extraordinary;
— used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
III. Extraordinary ·adj Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
IV. Extraordinary ·adj Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.