exceptionallyadv.
/ɛkˈsɛpʃənəli/ 1. In an exceptional manner or degree; uncommonly, unusually, unusually well.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adverb] > exceptionally
outnumenlyc1175
outnumenc1225
rarely1581
notedlya1616
remarkably1615
extraordinary1632
remarkable1782
awesomea1835
undeemously1846
exceptionally1848
noteworthily1864
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily
outnumenlyc1175
outnumenc1225
disguisilyc1325
notablya1398
speciallya1398
oddc1400
oddlyc1400
singularlyc1430
strangelya1450
notable1481
outragec1540
out-takingly1549
supernaturally1578
rarely1581
extraordinarily1593
signally1598
unvulgarly1602
unexpectedly1605
essentially?1606
remarkably1615
unusually1615
particularly1616
eminently1632
extraordinary1632
markablya1634
considerably1646
surprisingly1661
out-of-the-way1718
unco1724
conspicuouslya1732
heroically1735
uncommonly1751
strikingly1752
uncommon1784
pronouncedly1785
markedly1811
awesomea1835
noticeably1845
rousing1847
exceptionally1848
outstandingly1851
prominently1885
accentedly1904
hella1987
1848 T. Sinclair Mount 58 This critic..is exceptionally wise in practical matters.
1879 A. R. Wallace Australasia x. 212 In its animal life this colony is..not exceptionally rich in species.
1881 Macmillan's Mag. 43 436/2 Music..too shadowy in outline to be grasped by the uninitiated, unless very exceptionally performed.
2. By way of exception; as an exception to rule or custom.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adverb] > as an exception
exceptionally1862
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 144 Such has been, not exceptionally, the history of the Systematists.
1866 T. Carlyle E. Irving 106 The official..invited us exceptionally in for an actual inspection of his theodolite.
1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 36 Western galleries should be but exceptionally used in parish churches.
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