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EXCEEDING
exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
(adjective) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; “a night of exceeding darkness”; “an exceptional memory”; “olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy”; “the young Mozart’s prodigious talents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exceeding
present participle of exceed
Adjective
exceeding (comparative more exceeding, superlative most exceeding)
(archaic) prodigious
(archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
(archaic) extreme
Adverb
exceeding (comparative more exceeding, superlative most exceeding)
(archaic) Exceedingly.
Usage notes
• The adverbial usage was very common in the 17th and 18th centuries, but is now considered archaic.
Noun
exceeding (plural exceedings)
The situation of being in excess.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ceed"ing, a.
Definition: More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. "The exceeding riches of his grace." Eph. ii. 7.
– Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
Ex*ceed"ing, adv.
Definition: In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It is not joined to verbs.] "The voice exceeding loud." Keble. His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix. 3. The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Sir W. Raleigh.
EXCEED
Ex*ceed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] Etym: [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. excéder. See Cede.]
Definition: To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc. ; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. Shak. Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. Pope.
Syn.
– To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
Ex*ceed", v. i.
1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." Jer. Taylor. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3.
2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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