Dictionary

exceptionally en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənli/
• /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/
• /ɛk-/
• /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃnəli/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ək-/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception English -al English exceptional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English exceptionally From exceptional + -ly.

Meanings

1. To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
   • In 1957, an exceptionally severe hailstorm struck the village.
   • The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work. 1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423:
   • “At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business. 2020 August 18, Matt Egan, “It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2023:

Forms

Antonyms

categorically · commonly · generally

Synonyms

extraordinarily · uncommonly

Translations (33)

sv exceptionellt (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · uk винятко́во (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · la eximiē (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · cs výjimečně (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · da undtagelsesvis (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · de außergewöhnlich (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · nn eksepsjonelt (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ko 예외적으로 (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · fr exceptionnellement (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · de ausnahmsweise (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · cmn 分外 (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · fi poikkeuksellisen (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · cmn 格外 (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · el εξαιρετικά (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ast esceicionalmente (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · es excepcionalmente (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · sk výnimočne (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ja 例外的に (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · izh erittee (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · pl wyjątkowo (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · nl buitengewoon (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · pt excepcionalmente (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ru исключи́тельно (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · gl excepcionalmente (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · is undantekningartilvikum (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · hu kivételesen (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · de überdurchschnittlich (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · de besonders (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · nb eksepsjonelt (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · de außerordentlich (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · it eccezionalmente (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ja 特別に (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree) · ca excepcionalment (unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree)