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Extra

//ˈɛkstɹə// adj, adv, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. not-comparable, usually

    "I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay."

  2. 2
    Extraordinarily good; superior. dated, not-comparable, usually
  3. 3
    Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner. comparable, not-comparable, slang, usually

    "You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    further or added wordnet
  2. 2
    more than is needed, desired, or required wordnet
  3. 3
    added to a regular schedule wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    To an extraordinary degree. informal, not-comparable

    "That day he ran to school extra fast."

Adverb
  1. 1
    unusually or exceptionally wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
  2. 2
    something additional of the same kind wordnet
  3. 3
    An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.

    "Extra, extra! Read all about it!"

  4. 4
    an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) wordnet
  5. 5
    A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
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  1. 6
    a minor actor in crowd scenes wordnet
  2. 7
    A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
  3. 8
    The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner. slang

    "Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!"

  4. 9
    Something of an extra quality or grade.
  5. 10
    A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment. Singapore, countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

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