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Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [Obs.] The eximious and arcane science of physic. Fuller.

In an extraordinary manner or degree.

The quality of being extraordinary. [R.] Gov. of the Tongue.

Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n.

To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. See under Draught. -- Forced march (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed. -- For"ced*ly, adv. -- For"ce…

A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual.

A woman of extraordinary size.

Of extraordinary size; like a giant.

Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.

onvent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.

Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. "Herculean Samson." Milton.

Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.]

One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead Acts xxvi. 8.

d intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty- five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence grated by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist.

e critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. "Extraordinary junctures." Addison. In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and refined philosophy offer Berkeley.

of Europe. His majesty gave not an entire county to any; much less did he grant . . . any extraordinary liberties. Sir J. Davies.

; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic square or circle. The painter's magic skill. Cowper.

Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment. She that had all magnetic force alone. Donne.