Standard Lemma guide

outstandingly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • CMU ARPABET: AW2 T S T AE1 N D IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an outstanding manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to a remarkable degree or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was unusually tall

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unusually, remarkably, unco

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was outstandingly successful in her profession

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English outstanding Middle English -ly English -ly English outstandingly From outstanding + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: remarquablement — in an outstanding manner
  • Hungarian: kiemelkedően — in an outstanding manner
  • Icelandic: ágætlega — in an outstanding manner
  • Italian: strepitosamente — in an outstanding manner
  • Latvian: izcili — in an outstanding manner
  • Polish: doskonale — in an outstanding manner
  • Polish: znakomicie — in an outstanding manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: izrazito — in an outstanding manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: изразито — in an outstanding manner
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