extraordinarily
Meaningin a way that is beyond the usual order
Common meaning: in an extraordinary way
- extraoutside, beyond
- ordina row, rank, ordered seriesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1277 · scan
- ariending: linked with, or a place for
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘outside, beyond’ + ‘a row, rank, ordered series’ → extraordinarily
Journey through time
- Latinextraordinarius‘beyond the usual’source
- Englishextraordinary‘very unusual or remarkable’
- Englishformed in English from extraordinaryextraordinarily‘in an extraordinary way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is beyond the usual order. It can be inferred from any of: extraordinary.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from extraordinary + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- ōrdō, -inis Latin “a row, rank, ordered series”
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