Meanings
comparative more eggceptional · superlative most eggceptional · alternative egg-ceptional
- humorousinformalExceptional, when referring to eggs or Easter.
An 'eggceptional' Easter Egg Hunt takes place around the Dock on April 23 and 24, from 1pm-3pm.
2011 April 19, “A Cracking Time for the Kids”, in Liverpool Echo2 more examples
In the contest, food service operators have the opportunity to win a $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second prize and $500 third prize in both commercial and non-commercial divisions for their "eggceptional" egg entrees.
1990, The Poultry Times, volume 37, page 40A veteran executive of such eggceptional breakfast-oriented chains as The Good Egg and First Watch, […]
1994 June 15, Steve Weiss, “It's a marvelous morning for a Moondance”, in Restaurants & InstitutionsSynonyms: eggcellent, eggstraordinary
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExceptional, when referring to eggs or Easter.
Origin
- Englishegg
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latinexcipiō
- Latinexceptiō
- Old Frenchexcepcion
- Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
- Middle Englishexception
- Englishexception
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishexceptional
- Englisheggceptional
Blend of egg + exceptional.
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