The difference between Extraordinary and Garden variety
When used as adjectives, extraordinary means not ordinary, whereas garden variety means ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
Extraordinary is also noun with the meaning: anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Extraordinary and Garden variety
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Extraordinary as an adjective:
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
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Extraordinary as an adjective:
Remarkably good.
Examples:
"an extraordinary poet"
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Extraordinary as an adjective:
Special or supernumerary.
Examples:
"the physician extraordinary in a royal household"
"an extraordinary professor in a German university"
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Extraordinary as a noun:
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
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Garden variety as an adjective (idiomatic):
Ordinary, common, or unexceptional.
Examples:
"I can usually recover from a garden variety cold with rest and fluids."