Exceedingly Meaning
/ɪkˈsidɪŋli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advTo a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
Sentence Examples
Rebecca gets up exceedingly early every day.
She is exceedingly sensitive to the cold.
Marie blushed exceedingly, lowered her head, and made no reply.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire movie was ____ boring; we left early.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountain path was ____ steep, making the climb difficult for even the experienced hikers.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English exceeding Middle English -ly English -ly English exceedingly From exceeding + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I gasped and nearly sank to the ground, for I knew that such a situation must result in some dreadful tragedy, of which it seemed exceedingly probable to me that I should be the first victim."
— 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
"It is an exceedingly easy thing for a Governor or a President to go along with the drift of the tide, to veto vicious legislation, to give honest administration, to lead a perfectly peaceful life, and to avoid criticism or attack. Of such are the hundreds of forgotten Governors and the dozens of Presidents whom we have to look up in a history book."
— 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 10:
"Examples abound regarding how firms are using blockchains to enhance cybersecurity; after all, at its most basic level, it is an open source code that can be downloaded and run by anyone, for free. Due to these exceedingly low barriers to entry, this technology has the potential to unleash coinless cybersecurity applications. Already, Marc Andreesen, a venture capitalist, has invested more than $50 million in blockchain technologies."
— 2016 November 23, Scott Shackelford, Steve Myers, “Block-by-Block: Leveraging the Power of Blockchain Technology to Build Trust and Promote Cyber Peace”, in Yale Journal of Law and Technology (2017 Forthcoming) / Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 16-85, →DOI, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026, page 22 / 355:
"American Eagle released a campaign starring the exceedingly charismatic actress Sydney Sweeney."
— 2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2026:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire movie was ____ boring; we left early.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountain path was ____ steep, making the climb difficult for even the experienced hikers.