adv. [f. EXTRAORDINARY a. + -LY2.]
† 1. ‘In a manner out of the common method and order’ (J.); often opposed to ordinarily. Obs.
1564. Golding, trans. Justine (1570), 143 b. The Romaynes … created Aemilius Paulus, Consull, & made him extraordinarily Lieuetenaunt of the warres of Macedone.
a. 1687. Petty, Pol. Arith., vi. (1690), 97. The People … which have extraordinarily perished … above what have dyed in the ordinary way.
a. 1779. Warburton, Alliance Ch. & State, I. notes Wks. 1788, IV. 69. An ordinance, immediately and extraordinarily revealed from God.
† b. Otherwise than in ordinary course; on an exceptional occasion. Obs.
1579. Fulke, Heskins’ Parl., 31. Luther … by no meanes would haue women to teache, except it were extraordinarily.
1677. Govt. Venice, 135. When the Council is to be called extraordinarily.
1703. Lond. Gaz., No. 3922/2. The Senate has been extraordinarily assembled.
c. Optics. (see EXTRAORDINARY A. 1 d).
1831. Brewster, Optics, xviii. 161. The ray C F extraordinarily refracted by the first rhomb will be ordinarily refracted by the second.
1874. trans. Lommel’s Light, xxi. 283. This ray is … said to be extraordinarily refracted.
† 2. In excess of the usual complement; = EXTRA. Obs. rare–1.
1719. De Foe, Crusoe (ed. 3), II. 176. The two Quarter-Deck Guns, that my Nephew took extraordinarily.
3. In an extraordinary degree; very unusually, remarkably, excessively, uncommonly.
1593. Nashe, Christ’s T., Ded. You recompence learning extraordinarilie.
1597. Shaks., 2 Hen. IV., I. ii. 235. I meane not to sweat extraordinarily.
1610. Beaum. & Fl., Maid’s Trag., IV. ii. I … take ’t unkindly that mine enemy Should use me so extraordinarily scurvily.
1721. De Foe, Mem. Cavalier (1840), 163. The power of the gentry is extraordinarily visible.
1885. Manch. Guardian, 20 July, 5/2. The extraordinarily good score of 98 points out of a possible 100.
