exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence
The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Similarly, although the U.S. is not exceedingly violent or criminal compared with peer nations, its criminal violence is more deadly because these lethal tools are more frequently involved.
5.
—David Yamane, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
The waiting is the hardest part Some of your stories were about exceedingly long waits just to get a car.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
But patients with these exceedingly rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than those with more typical forms of these diseases — and many are now pinning hopes on experimental gene therapies.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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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