Extra-curricular


[ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler] /ˌɛk strə kəˈrɪk yə lər/

adjective
1.
outside the regular curriculum or program of courses:
football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.
2.
outside one’s regular work, responsibilities, or routine.
3.
Informal. outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics:
Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?
/ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə/
adjective
1.
taking place outside the normal school timetable: extracurricular activities
2.
beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc
adj.

1925, from extra- + curricular (see curriculum).

adjective

Irregular; irresponsible: not an affair, but an extracurricular fling

[fr the college sense ”outside the academic curriculum”]

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