Extra and Passing

Extra

Extra adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: the children tried to be extra quiet while their mother was recovering

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Passing and extra are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead an adverb "Extra".

Passing adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: a passing strange turn of events

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Extra and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extra" instead an adverb "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

short	short extra	short passing
poor	poor extra	poor passing
few	few extra	few passing
temporary	temporary extra	temporary passing
Other adjectives: last, recent.

Thus, in a tight defensive game, passing the current ten-yard line is equivalent to getting an extra 'turn' to keep moving.

Source: Extra Turn
For example, in Jingo, he's dismayed at Nobby's suggestion that the drill that allows his mini-sub to latch on to passing ships could be used to sink them instead with very little extra effort.

Source: Technological Pacifist
For extra hilarity, the one actual male in the group has no trouble whatsoever passing as female.

Source: Femininity Failure

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