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adj/ˈɛkstɹə/
  1. 1

    Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.not-comparableusually

    • I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
  2. 2

    Extraordinarily good; superior.datednot-comparableusually

  3. 3

    Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.comparablenot-comparableslang

    • You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
    • I highly recommend getting some more bread on the side—they offer small loaves and soup crackers for free, but I'm so extra, I bought my own loaf.

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adv/ˈɛkstɹə/
  1. 1

    To an extraordinary degree.informalnot-comparable

    • That day he ran to school extra fast.
noun/ˈɛkstɹə/
  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

    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!
  3. 3

    A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.

  4. 4

    A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

  5. 5

    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!
  6. 6

    Something of an extra quality or grade.

  7. 7

    A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends), as a form of punishment.Singaporecountable

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