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exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence
The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
Recent Examples on the Web
The pandemic spurred numerous airlines—including United and Delta—to temporarily halt their pet programs, and, since then, restrictions on animals have gotten exceedingly frustrating.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 May 2024
Wolverines are exceedingly rare in the lower 48 states and the population in the contiguous U.S. — roughly just 25 to 300 — received federal protection under the federal Endangered Species Act last year.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Antibodies are produced by immune cells known as B cells, and the B cells that have the potential to produce broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies are exceedingly rare.
—Annalisa Merelli and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 17 May 2024
Small shifts in voter registration could play a key role in what polls show is an exceedingly close presidential election.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near exceedingly
Cite this Entry
“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceedingly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē
variants
also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job
More from Merriam-Webster on exceedingly
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Britannica English: Translation of exceedingly for Arabic Speakers
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