Sekirov Dictionary

extra

/ˈɛkstɹə/

adjective3

  1. added to what is usual or expected, or more than is needed
  2. (slang) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
  3. (old-fashioned) Extraordinarily good; superior.

noun7

  1. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
  2. A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
  3. (slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
  4. An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
  5. A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
  6. Something of an extra quality or grade.
  7. (Singapore) A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends), as a form of punishment.

adverb1

  1. (informal) To an extraordinary degree.
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