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exceedingly

adverb
ex路​ceed路​ing路​ly | \ ik-藞s膿-di艐-l膿 How to pronounce exceedingly (audio) \
variants: or less commonly exceeding \ ik-​藞s膿-​di艐 How to pronounce exceeding (audio) \

Definition of exceedingly

: to an extreme degree : extremely

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Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence

The weather was exceedingly cold. The crime rate is exceedingly high.

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First Known Use of exceedingly

1535, in the meaning defined above

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exceedingly

adverb
ex路​ceed路​ing路​ly | \ ik-藞s膿-di艐-l膿 How to pronounce exceedingly (audio) \

Kids Definition of exceedingly

: to a very great degree He's exceedingly happy.

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