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exceptionally.

To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli//ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənli//ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃnəli//ɛk-/
  1. To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.

    In 1957, an exceptionally severe hailstorm struck the village.
Where this word comes from

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.

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