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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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Hot Jupiters are gas giants that orbit exceedingly close to their star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 May 2026
The Mets might have a surplus of shortstops, but the depth chart is exceedingly thin after yet another injury.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
But the number of people who make it all the way through Season 2 of any particular show is exceedingly small.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 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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