extra
//ˈɛkstɹə//
Forms
- Comparative
- more extra
- Superlative
- most extra
- Plural
- extras
Definitions
1.Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
- I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
2.Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.(slang)
- You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
- Two months of Christmas trees, Christmas movies and Christmas music brings so much fun to our home, we are so extra with it!
- Shattered glass, pierced, bejewelled, chromed and glittered - nails are going totally extra on Insta at the minute and we approve.
1.To an extraordinary degree.(informal)
- That day he ran to school extra fast.
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 run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
3.A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
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.
- Extra, extra! Read all about it!
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1509
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Abbreviation of extraordinary.