exceedingly


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ex·ceed·ing·ly

 (ĭk-sē′dĭng-lē)
adv.
To an advanced or unusual degree; extremely.
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exceedingly

(ɪkˈsiːdɪŋlɪ)
adv
to a very great or unusual degree; extremely; exceptionally
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ex•ceed•ing•ly

(ɪkˈsi dɪŋ li)

adv.
extremely.
[1425–75]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.exceedingly - to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"
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exceedingly

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exceedingly

adverb
To a high degree:
Informal: awful.
Chiefly Regional: mighty.
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Translations
جِدا، لِلْغايَه
særdeles
ákaflega

exceedingly

[ɪkˈsiːdɪŋlɪ] ADVsumamente, extremadamente
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exceedingly

[ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli] adv [difficult, rare, small, hard] → excessivement; [well] exceedingly good → extrêmement bon(ne)
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exceedingly

adv (+adj, adv) → äußerst, ausgesprochen; we had an exceedingly good lunchwir aßen ausgesprochen gut zu Mittag; my aunt felt the cold exceedinglymeine Tante litt außerordentlich unter der Kälte
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exceedingly

[ɪkˈsiːdɪŋlɪ] advestremamente
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exceed

(ikˈsiːd) verb
to go beyond; to be greater than. His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.
exˈceedingly adverb
very. exceedingly nervous.
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