exceptional definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: far beyond ... 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" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing] 2: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special ... what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial, exceptional, particular, special] 3: deviating widely from a norm of physical ... of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children" Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1787 1. forming ...
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well" Merriam Webster's adverb Date: 1703 in an exceptional manner ; to an exceptional degree; especially more than average or usual < an exceptionally difficult task > Webster's 1913 Dictionary Exceptional Ex*cep"tion*al, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.] Forming an ... better than the average; superior. --Lyell. This particular spot had exceptional advantages. --Jowett (Th. ) -- Ex*cep"tion*al*ly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see exceptional Moby Thesaurus abundantly, acutely, amazingly, amply, astonishingly, awesomely, beguilingly, ...
... or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special ... what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial, exceptional, particular, special] 4: adapted to or reserved for a particular ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & n. --adj. 1 a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took ... of fact presented by litigants to a court. 2 an exceptional or unusual case. special constable Brit. a policeman sworn in ... them. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive; particular; exceptional; singular. See Peculiar. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Special Spe"cial ... electric train, elevated, else, eminent, esoteric, especial, esteemed, estimable, exact, exceptional, exclusive, express, express train, extra, extra edition, extraordinary, faithful, ...
... or to something considered by itself 2. distinguished by superiority ; exceptional < an artist of singular attainments > 3. being out of the ... existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments. 8. Departing ... uncommon, rare, unwonted, strange, extraordinary, remarkable, peculiar. 4. Particular, peculiar, exceptional, unexampled, unparalleled, remarkable, unprecedented, unaccountable, strange. 5. Remarkable, eminent, unusual, rare, extraordinary, exceptional. 6. Unique. 7. Peculiar, odd, eccentric, queer, fantastic, bizarre. Moby ... distinguished, divergent, dotty, dual, eccentric, either, eminent, erratic, esoteric, especial, exceptional, exclusive, express, extraordinary, fey, first and last, fixed, flaky, freaked ...
... intimation that the process of birth was in any way exceptional. "Supernatural or miraculous conception" is equally unsatisfactory as it involves ... question-begging comparison between the birth of Christ and the exceptional births of the Sons of Promise (e.g. Isaac, John ... facts is (i) that the sonship of Jesus through His exceptional birth is interpreted in terms of divine power working upon ... conclusive on this point. The divine power manifested in His exceptional origin is thought of as extending on and including His ... with the race. On the other hand, it asserted an exceptional birth, setting Jesus apart as one whose entrance into the ...
... or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special ... what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial, exceptional, particular, special] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English, from ... mind > Synonyms: see special Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 notable, exceptional. 2 attributed or belonging chiefly to one person or thing ... concrete, defined, definite, detailed, determinate, different, distinct, distinguished, dominant, esoteric, exceptional, express, extraordinary, fixed, individual, inner, intimate, minute, notable, noteworthy, paramount ...
... Date: circa 1836 deviating from the normal or average ; unusual, exceptional < abnormal behavior > • abnormally adverb II. noun Date: 1912 an abnormal ... Dictionary adj. 1 deviating from what is normal or usual; exceptional. 2 relating to or dealing with what is abnormal (abnormal ... Synonyms a. Irregular, anomalous, anomalistic, unusual, unnatural, singular, peculiar, unconformable, exceptional, heteroclite, aberrant, divergent, eccentric, erratic, strange, monstrous, preternatural. Moby Thesaurus ... different, disgraceful, disoriented, disproportionate, distraught, divergent, dotty, eccentric, erratic, evil, exceptional, fey, flaky, flighty, formless, freakish, funny, hallucinated, hardly the thing ...
... 1: beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty ... beyond what is usual, regular, or customary < extraordinary powers > b. exceptional to a very marked extent < extraordinary beauty > c. of a ... requires extraordinary patience and endurance... Rozhdestvensky is an extraordinary musician. = exceptional, remarkable, amazing ADJ: usu ADJ n [approval] • extraordinarily She's ... different, distinct, distinguished, egregious, eminent, enigmatic, esoteric, especial, esteemed, estimable, exceptional, express, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, fixed, formidable, gorgeous, impressive, improbable, incomprehensible ...
... 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" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century ... colossal, cosmic, cracking, cyclopean, dumbfounding, elephantine, enchanted, enigmatic, enormous, epic, exceptional, extensive, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, flabbergasting, galactic, gargantuan, giant, giantlike ...
... or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special ... what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial, exceptional, particular, special] 4: first and most important; "his special interest ... essential facts, essentials, even stephen, event, exact, exacting, exactly, example, exceptional, exemplification, exigent, experience, express, exquisite, extraordinary, facet, fact, factor, fastidious ...
... foreign court. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size ... the ordinary way if the circumstances are or were not exceptional. ordinary level Brit. hist. the lowest of the three levels ... eagle, eccentric, epidemic, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, established, everyday, exceptional, expected, extraordinary, fair, falcon, familiar, fess, fess point, field, file ...
... syn: elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo] n 1: any creature of exceptional size 2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn: colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan] 3 ... or large person, animal, or plant. 4 a person of exceptional ability, integrity, courage, etc. 5 a large star. --attrib.adj ...
... 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" [syn: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 15th century exceptional in amount, quality, or degree Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & adv ...