exceedingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsidɪŋli/ UK /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
to a very great extent; extremely

The instructions were exceedingly difficult to follow.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · to a very great extent;... extremely exceptionally enormously greatly immensely extraordinarily very

Opposites

slightly barely moderately

Word family

Related forms exceed exceeding excess

Etymology

From exceeding (present participle of exceed) + -ly, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go').

excedere Latin cedere Latin

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# exceedingly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsidɪŋli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/

## Meanings
1. to a very great extent; extremely

## Examples
- The instructions were exceedingly difficult to follow.

## Synonyms
- extremely
- exceptionally
- enormously
- greatly
- immensely
- extraordinarily
- very

## Antonyms
- slightly
- barely
- moderately

## Related Forms
- exceed
- exceeding
- excess

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: excedere
- Root: cedere

## Etymology
From exceeding (present participle of exceed) + -ly, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Exceedingly is from exceeding (present participle of exceed) + -ly, from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere ('to go beyond'), from ex- ('out') + cedere ('to go'). In present-day use, it means to a very great extent; extremely. Related vocabulary includes exceed, exceeding, and excess.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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