exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence
The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Instead, there are just more gruesome deaths, growing exceedingly ridiculous as the story continues.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Judge Lynch was original in methods but exceedingly effective in procedure.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
The stakes are exceedingly high, and the process is tremendously difficult.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exceedingly
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“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceedingly. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē
variants
also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job
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