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exceptional
adjective
unusually
excellent
or
superior
to
others
of
its
kind
.
•
The
young
man's
exceptional
talent
for
piano
amazed
the
audience
.
The
young
man's
exceptional
talent
for
piano
amazed
the
audience
.
•
Her
exceptional
kindness
touched
everyone's
heart
.
Her
exceptional
kindness
touched
everyone's
heart
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Latin
exceptiōnālis
,
from
exceptiō
(
'exception'
),
from
excipere
(
'to
take
out'
),
from
ex-
(
'out'
)
+
capere
(
'to
take'
).
adjective
not
typical
or
usual
;
deviating
from
the
norm
.
•
The
court
made
an
exceptional
ruling
due
to
the
unique
circumstances
.
The
court
made
an
exceptional
ruling
due
to
the
unique
circumstances
.
•
These
are
exceptional
conditions
that
require
special
measures
.
These
are
exceptional
conditions
that
require
special
measures
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Latin
exceptiōnālis
,
from
exceptiō
(
'exception'
),
from
excipere
(
'to
take
out'
),
from
ex-
(
'out'
)
+
capere
(
'to
take'
).
exceptionally
adverb
-
exceptionally
,
exceptionallying
,
exceptionallys
,
exceptionallyed
to
a
much
greater
degree
than
usual
;
extremely
or
unusually
well
.
•
The
athlete
performed
exceptionally
in
the
race
.
The
athlete
performed
exceptionally
in
the
race
.
•
She
handled
the
difficult
task
exceptionally
well
.
She
handled
the
difficult
task
exceptionally
well
.
Formed
around
1425
by
adding
the
suffix
-ly
(
meaning
'in
the
manner
of'
)
to
the
adjective
exceptional
.