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exceptionalunusually good; outstanding; forming an exception

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: unusually good; outstanding; forming an exception

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsɛpʃənl/

Korean meaning: 예외적인, 뛰어난, 비범한

Korean pronunciation: 익**셉**셔널

Example Sentences

  • His exceptional ability to sleep through fire alarms made him a terrible roommate but an excellent hibernating bear candidate.
  • The company's exceptional customer service means they actually answer the phone before you give up and order pizza instead.
  • Her exceptional memory allowed her to remember every embarrassing thing she'd ever done at 3 AM.

exceptional

ADJECTIVE

//ɪkˈsɛpʃənl//

unusually good; outstanding; forming an exception

exceptional concept
💡 Concept

An athlete demonstrates exceptional skill by breaking the high jump record

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exceptional rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Exceptional tech needs correctional tweaks for perfect directional guidance!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈsɛpʃənl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈsɛpʃənl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootcept
Suffix--al

Origin

From Latin 'exceptio' meaning 'an excluding or taking out', derived from 'excipere' (to take out, exclude). The suffix '-al' was added to form an adjective meaning 'relating to exceptions'.

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🎵Rhyme

directionalcorrectionalperceptional
directional
correctional
perceptional

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His exceptional ability to sleep through fire alarms made him a terrible roommate but an excellent hibernating bear candidate.

😄 Fun example

The company's exceptional customer service means they actually answer the phone before you give up and order pizza instead.

😄 Fun example

Her exceptional memory allowed her to remember every embarrassing thing she'd ever done at 3 AM.

The museum houses exceptional artifacts from ancient civilizations.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

outstandingremarkableextraordinaryexcellentsuperior

Antonyms

ordinarytypicalaverage

Related

exceptionexceptionallyexcelexceed