Exceedingly — Ex*ceed ing*ly, adv. To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exceedingly — [adv] very; exceptionally awfully, enormously, especially, excessively, extraordinarily, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immoderately, in a marked degree, inordinately, powerful, really, remarkably, strikingly, superlatively, surpassingly,… … New thesaurus
exceedingly — ► ADVERB 1) extremely. 2) archaic to a great extent … English terms dictionary
exceedingly — [ek sēd′iŋ lē, ik sēd′iŋ lē] adv. extremely; to a great degree; extraordinarily; very … English World dictionary
exceedingly — [[t]ɪksi͟ːdɪŋli[/t]] ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV after v Exceedingly means very or very much. [OLD FASHIONED] We had an exceedingly good lunch... This was an exceedingly difficult decision to take... I have a case that troubles me exceedingly. Syn … English dictionary
exceedingly — /ik see ding lee/, adv. to an unusual degree; very; extremely: The children were doing exceedingly well in school. [1425 75; late ME. See EXCEEDING, LY] * * * … Universalium
exceedingly — See exceedingly, excessively … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
exceedingly — adv. Exceedingly is used with these adjectives: ↑complex, ↑dangerous, ↑difficult, ↑expensive, ↑generous, ↑handsome, ↑large, ↑popular, ↑rare, ↑shallow, ↑unlikely, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
exceedingly — ex|ceed|ing|ly [ıkˈsi:dıŋli] adv formal extremely ▪ Thank you. You ve been exceedingly kind … Dictionary of contemporary English
exceedingly — ex|ceed|ing|ly [ ık sidıŋli ] adverb 1. ) FORMAL extremely: Some of the children have done exceedingly well. 2. ) an old word meaning very much … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
