exceptionally

[ik-sep-shuh-nuh-lee]

adverb

1. in a way or to a degree that is unusual or extraordinary; extremely.

   The combination of an exceptionally high tide and a devastating storm surge has wreaked havoc on coastal communities.

   In the photo, a young woman sits on the floor of a small shanty in an exceptionally impoverished neighborhood.

Other Word Forms

• nonexceptionally adverb
• preexceptionally adverb
• quasi-exceptionally adverb
• superexceptionally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of exceptionally¹

exceptional ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

However, the risk of jury prejudice is taken exceptionally seriously by judges and can in extreme situations lead to prosecutions.

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Only 30-year mortgages might be impacted by the record set today, but they remain exceptionally rare in the UK.

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Club sources say that in key metrics, such as claimed crosses, shot stopping, preventing goals from rebounds and mistakes, or rather the lack of them, Lammens rates exceptionally highly.

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Presidential Medals of Freedom are awarded to people who have made "exceptionally meritorious contributions to the nation's prosperity, values, or security, world peace, or other significant public or private endeavours".

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Central, eastern and southern parts of England have been exceptionally dry while northern and western areas of the UK - especially Scotland - have been much wetter.

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Related Words

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