exceeding
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ex·ceed·ing
(ĭk-sē′dĭng)adj.
Extreme; extraordinary: a night of exceeding darkness.
adv. Archaic
Exceedingly.
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exceeding
(ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ)adj
very great; exceptional or excessive
adv
an archaic word for exceedingly
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ex•ceed•ing
(ɪkˈsi dɪŋ)adj.
1. extraordinary; exceptional.
adv. 2. Archaic. exceedingly.
[1485–95]
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Adj. | 1. | exceeding - far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
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exceeding
adjective extraordinary, great, huge, vast, enormous, superior, excessive, exceptional, surpassing, superlative, pre-eminent, streets ahead His exceeding politeness masked his annoyance.
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