Extraordinary vs. Ordinary

Extraordinary vs. Ordinary — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Extraordinary and Ordinary

Extraordinaryadjective

Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

Ordinaryadjective

Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.

Extraordinaryadjective

Remarkably good.

an extraordinary poet

Ordinaryadjective

Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym.

Extraordinaryadjective

Special or supernumerary.

the physician extraordinary in a royal householdan extraordinary professor in a German university

Ordinaryadjective

Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.

I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica.He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder.
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Extraordinarynoun

Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.

Ordinaryadjective

Bad or undesirable.

Extraordinaryadjective

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable;

extraordinary authorityan extraordinary achievementher extraordinary beautyenjoyed extraordinary popularityan extraordinary capacity for workan extraordinary session of the legislature

Ordinarynoun

(obsolete) A devotional manual.

Extraordinaryadjective

far more than usual or expected;

an extraordinary desire for approvalit was an over-the-top experience

Ordinarynoun

(Christianity) A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.

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Extraordinaryadjective

(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials;

an ambassador extraordinary

Ordinarynoun

A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.

Ordinarynoun

(obsolete) A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.

Ordinarynoun

A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.

Ordinarynoun

(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.

Ordinarynoun

An ordinary thing or person; the mass; the common run.

Ordinarynoun

(historical) A penny-farthing bicycle.

Ordinarynoun

a judge of a probate court

Ordinarynoun

the expected or commonplace condition or situation;

not out of the ordinary

Ordinarynoun

a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

Ordinarynoun

an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

Ordinarynoun

(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

Ordinaryadjective

not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree;

ordinary everyday objectsordinary decencyan ordinary dayan ordinary wine

Ordinaryadjective

lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered;

average peoplethe ordinary (or common) man in the street