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exceeding

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ex·ceed·ing  (k-sdng)
adj.
Extreme; extraordinary: a night of exceeding darkness.
adv. Archaic
Exceedingly.
exceeding [ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ]
adj
very great; exceptional or excessive
adv
an archaic word for exceedingly
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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"
exceptional, surpassing, prodigious, olympian
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"
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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