exceedingly

adverb

ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē How to pronounce exceedingly (audio)
variants or less commonly exceeding
ik-ˈsē-diŋ How to pronounce exceedingly (audio)
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: to an extreme degree : extremely

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The weather was exceedingly cold. The crime rate is exceedingly high.
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Sales at this price point, once exceedingly rare, are becoming a new normal. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Stevens’s campaign for Senate is well funded but also exceedingly conventional. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 While shark encounters are exceedingly rare, an unexpected bite can pose an immediate, life-threatening emergency. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Looking across nearly two decades of federal sentencing data, life sentences were exceedingly rare. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exceedingly

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1535, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exceedingly was in 1535

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exceedingly

adverb
ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē How to pronounce exceedingly (audio)
variants also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job

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