exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
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The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
An exceedingly small number, Fu said, went to bed very late and woke up very early.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Republicans have lauded the measure as a reasonable way to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots, though instances of noncitizens voting are exceedingly rare.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Of course, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent is exceedingly relevant to what Moura is speaking about.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exceedingly
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exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē
variants
also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job
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