exceptional, adj.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
exceeding exceptional olympian prodigious surpassing
sample sentences
"a night of exceeding darkness""an exceptional memory"
"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"
"the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
<adj.all> (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2
especial exceptional particular special
sample sentences
"he paid especial attention to her""exceptional kindness"
"a matter of particular and unusual importance"
"a special occasion"
"a special reason to confide in her"
"what's so special about the year 2000?"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
<adj.all> (a)
exceptional