What does exceeding mean?

Definitions for exceeding
ɪkˈsi dɪŋex·ceed·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. exceedingadverb

    Exceedingly.

  2. exceedingadjective

    prodigious

  3. exceedingadjective

    exceptional, extraordinary

  4. exceedingadjective

    extreme

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Exceedingadverb

    This word is not analogical, but has been long admitted and established. In a very great degree; eminently.

    The country is supposed to be exceeding rich. George Abbot.

    The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea, and had many places in the East, and contended often with the Venetians for superiority. Walter Raleigh.

    Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth. 1 Sa. ii. 3.

    The action of the Iliad and that of the Æneid were in themselves exceeding short; but are beautifully extended and diversified by the invention of episodes, and the machinery of the gods. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 267.

    The serum of the blood affords, by distillation, an exceeding limpid water, neither acid nor alkaline. John Arbuthnot, on Alim.

  2. Exceedingparticipial adj.

    Great in quantity, extent, or duration.

    Etymology: from exceed.

    He saith, that cities were built an exceeding space of time before the great flood. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

ChatGPT

  1. exceeding

    Exceeding refers to going beyond or surpassing a certain limit, capacity, range, condition, or standard. It involves outdoing, outreaching, or achieving more than what was initially stipulated or expected. It can be used in various contexts such as quantifiable measures, expectations, performance, time, and quality among others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Exceeding

    of Exceed

  2. Exceedingadjective

    more than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless

  3. Exceedingadverb

    in a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of exceeding in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of exceeding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of exceeding in a Sentence

  1. Christopher Ferrara:

    Suddenly, the limit on mass gatherings was no longer necessary to save lives, yet they were continuing to ban high school graduations and other outdoor gatherings exceeding a mere 25 people.

  2. Psalms 11996:

    I have seen an end of all perfection but thy commandment is exceeding broad.N. B. This is the origin of the proverb, All good things must come to an end.

  3. Michele Butti:

    We are proud of our products and results are exceeding expectations in other countries, but we are not particularly focused on sales numbers in the first year or month.

  4. Jonas Jgermeyr:

    It would be the largest anomaly ever recorded, larger than the Dust Bowl event in the 30s and exceeding the impact from the largest volcanic eruptions in modern history.

  5. Rocco Pelatti:

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, we have temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, guidance suggests that the temperatures still stay above 100 after Tuesday for a number of days, so it could possibly exceed six.

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