Meanings
comparative more exceptionally · superlative most exceptionally
- To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
In 1957, an exceptionally severe hailstorm struck the village.
2 more examples
The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.
1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423“At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
2020 August 18, Matt Egan, “It’s a bizarre time for Trump to open Alaska’s Arctic refuge up to oil drilling”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2023Synonyms: uncommonly, extraordinarily · Antonyms: categorically, commonly, generally
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbTo an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
Origin
- 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
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishexceptionally
From exceptional + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan excepcionalment
- excepcionalmentunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Chinese Mandarin 分外, 格外
- 分外 (fènwài)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- 格外 (géwài)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Czech výjimečně
- výjimečněunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Danish undtagelsesvis
- undtagelsesvisunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Dutch buitengewoon
- buitengewoonunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Finnish poikkeuksellisen
- poikkeuksellisenunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
French exceptionnellement
- exceptionnellementunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
German besonders, außergewöhnlich
- besondersunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- außergewöhnlichunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- außerordentlichunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- ausnahmsweiseunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- überdurchschnittlichunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Greek εξαιρετικά
- εξαιρετικά (exairetiká)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Hungarian kivételesen
- kivételesenunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Icelandic undantekningartilvikum
- undantekningartilvikumunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Italian eccezionalmente
- eccezionalmenteunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Japanese 例外的に, 特別に
- 例外的に (reigaiteki ni)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
- 特別に (tokubetsu ni)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Korean 예외적으로
- 예외적으로 (ye'oejeogeuro)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Latin eximiē
- eximiēunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Norwegian Bokmål eksepsjonelt
- eksepsjoneltunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Polish wyjątkowo
- wyjątkowounusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Portuguese excepcionalmente
- excepcionalmenteunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Russian исключи́тельно
- исключи́тельно (isključítelʹno)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Slovak výnimočne
- výnimočneunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Spanish excepcionalmente
- excepcionalmenteunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Swedish exceptionellt
- exceptionelltunusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Ukrainian винятко́во
- винятко́во (vynjatkóvo)unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree
Cite this entry
exceptionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exceptionally
“exceptionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exceptionally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exceptionally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exceptionally.
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