fevkalade

Turkish

Alternative forms
  • fevkalâde

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فوقالعلده‎, from Arabic فَوْق‎ (fawq) and اَلْعَادَة‎ (al-ʿāda), equivalent to fevk +‎ âdet. Compare Azerbaijani fövqəladə.

Adjective

fevkalade (archaic)

  1. extraordinary (exceptional, remarkably good)
  2. extraordinary (unusual, not routine)
    • 1936 April 30, Ulusal Birlik page 1:
      Inglitere kabinesi, bugün fevkalâde bir surrette toplanacak ve Almanya'ya verilecek olan nota, bir defa daha gözden geçirelecektir.
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