exceedingly

adverb

ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 

variants or less commonly exceeding

ik-ˈsē-diŋ 

: to an extreme degree : extremely

Synonyms

• extremely
• incredibly
• very
• terribly
• especially
• particularly
• fiercely
• desperately
• intensely
• highly
• too
• heavily

Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence

The weather was exceedingly cold.

The crime rate is exceedingly high.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exceedingly

• misleadingly
• pleadingly

Kids Definition

exceedingly

adverb

ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē 

variants also exceeding

: to a very great degree : extremely

an exceedingly fine job