Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extraordinary.
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- adjective
Extraordinary ; particularly skilled.
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- adjective extraordinary in a particular capacity
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dimon, Pigman extraordinaire, is playing a game of chicken with us.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, super cool astronomer, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and science popularizer extraordinaire, is wrapping up his Pluto Files book tour, including a stop in the "city of brotherly love" this past week.
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Sniper extraordinaire is deadly anywhere from the circles in.
Lower Canadian leagues, California churning out quality prospects 2010
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The British-born provocateur extraordinaire is skirting sensitivities to make even more of a splash than he did in 2006 with the hit movie “Borat”.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, super cool astronomer, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and science popularizer extraordinaire, is wrapping up his Pluto Files book tour, including a stop in the "city of brotherly love" this past week.
For your listening pleasure and amusement... Nicole 2009
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Dr. Isis, hot science and fabulous shoe blogger extraordinaire, is putting the money where her mouth is (so to speak), and using revenue from her blog to fund an award for a budding young woman scientist.
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Sir Ian McKellen, famed British actor extraordinaire, is so good at his craft that he is able to fool pretty much anyone into believing what he wants them to believe … even without trying.
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Susan, baker extraordinaire, is a source of inspiration for me — I visit her blog daily and never cease to be amazed at her wonderful skills and passion for the joyful art of bread baking.
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Susan, baker extraordinaire, is a source of inspiration for me — I visit her blog daily and never cease to be amazed at her wonderful skills and passion for the joyful art of bread baking.
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In this episode Professor Farnsworth, the owner of an interplanetary delivery service and inventor extraordinaire, is celebrating his 150th birthday.
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