extra
adjective
[ ˈɛkstrə ]
• added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.
• "they offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour"
Similar:
additional,
more,
added,
supplementary,
supplemental,
further,
auxiliary,
ancillary,
subsidiary,
secondary,
attendant,
accessory,
other,
another,
new,
fresh,
• excessive or extravagant.
• "‘crudité’ is so extra—just call it a snack"
extra
adverb
• to a greater extent than usual; especially.
• "he is trying to be extra good"
Similar:
exceptionally,
particularly,
specially,
especially,
very,
extremely,
singularly,
peculiarly,
distinctly,
unusually,
extraordinarily,
uncommonly,
uniquely,
remarkably,
strikingly,
outstandingly,
amazingly,
incredibly,
awfully,
terribly,
really,
unwontedly,
notably,
markedly,
decidedly,
surprisingly,
conspicuously,
signally,
seriously,
majorly,
mucho,
jolly,
dead,
well,
devilish,
frightfully,
powerful,
right,
• in addition.
• "installation will cost about £60 extra"
Similar:
in addition,
additionally,
as well,
also,
too,
besides,
over and above that,
on top (of that),
further,
into the bargain,
to boot,
then,
again,
furthermore,
withal,
forbye,
extra
noun
• an item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.
• "I had an education with all the extras"
Similar:
addition,
supplement,
adjunct,
addendum,
add-on,
bonus,
accompaniment,
complement,
companion,
additive,
extension,
appendage,
accessory,
attachment,
retrofit,
peripheral,
Origin:
mid 17th century (as an adjective): probably a shortening of extraordinary, suggested by similar forms in French and German.
extra-
prefix
• outside; beyond.
• "extracellular"
Origin:
via medieval Latin from Latin extra ‘outside’.
