adj
Meaning 1
prodigious
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
exceeding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
exceptional, extraordinary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adj
Meaning 3
extreme
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adv
Meaning 4
Exceedingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 5
The situation of being in excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of exceed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a night of exceeding darkness
- an exceptional memory
- olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
- the young Mozart's prodigious talents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From exceed + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: tre ega — extreme
- Spanish: excedente — extreme
- Spanish: excediente — extreme
Real reading context