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ex·ceed·ing

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–adjective

1.	extraordinary; exceptional.

–adverb

2.	Archaic. exceedingly.

[Origin: 1485–95; exceed + -ing²

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ex·ceed Audio Help (ĭk-sēd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ex·ceed·ed, ex·ceed·ing, ex·ceeds

To extend beyond or outside of: The river exceeded its banks.
To be greater than; surpass: "a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
To go beyond the limits of: exceeded my allowance. See Synonyms at excel.

[Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdere : ex-, ex- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·ceed·ing Audio Help   (ĭk-sē'dĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Extreme; extraordinary: a night of exceeding darkness.

adv.   Archaic
Exceedingly.

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exceeding
adjective
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"

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Exceeding

Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See Cede.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.

Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak.

Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.

Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.

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Exceeding

Ex*ceed"ing\, a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. "The exceeding riches of his grace." --Eph. ii. 7. -- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

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