extra vs facultative

extra

adj
  • Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary. 

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

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

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

  • An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event. 

  • The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner. 

  • Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill. 

  • Something of an extra quality or grade. 

adv
  • To an extraordinary degree. 

det
  • Denotes more. 

facultative

adj
  • Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective. 

  • That grants permission or power to do something. 

  • Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way. 

  • Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty. 

  • At which a given function is positive. 

How often have the words extra and facultative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )