exceeding
adjective
[ ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ ]
• very great.
• "she spoke warmly of his exceeding kindness"
Similar:
great,
very great,
considerable,
exceptional,
marked,
distinct,
tremendous,
immense,
extreme,
supreme,
outstanding,
exceeding
adverb
• extremely; exceedingly.
• "an ale of exceeding poor quality"
Similar:
very,
exceedingly,
extremely,
exceptionally,
especially,
tremendously,
immensely,
supremely,
really,
truly,
most,
distinctly,
decidedly,
unco,
très,
right,
terribly,
awfully,
devilishly,
majorly,
seriously,
mega,
ultra,
oh-so,
damn,
damned,
ever so,
well,
dead,
jolly,
real,
mighty,
awful,
darned,
exceed
verb
• be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
• "production costs have exceeded £60,000"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘go over a boundary or specified point’): from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- ‘out’ + cedere ‘go’.
