exceptionally
/ɪkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəli
/adverb
1To a greater degree than normal; unusually: [as submodifier]: the weather was exceptionally mild for the time of the year...
- Their upper surfaces, however, vary from convex to exceptionally flat.
- Barriers to entry into the French political elite are exceptionally high.
- The lambs are finished exclusively on the marsh, only coming above the high water mark for exceptionally high tides.
Synonyms
unusually, uncommonly, abnormally, atypically, extraordinarily, unexpectedly, surprisingly;
strangely, oddly, freakishly
informal weirdly, freakily
outstandingly, extraordinarily, remarkably, exceedingly, especially, specially, phenomenally, prodigiously
1.1Only in unusual circumstances: the court allows half an hour in most cases, one hour exceptionally for a very important case...
- However, exceptionally, Parliament has affected the validity of a contract by intervening to refuse funding.
- Scores lower than 4 were found only exceptionally.
- He called upon the educationists to join hands for formulating a strategy that benefits all rather than exceptionally a few.