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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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Declines of this magnitude over two days are exceedingly rare and typically result from significant upheaval.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Elephants are exceedingly intelligent, exceedingly social creatures, gathering in herds of up to 25 individuals.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Because the physics of loading a dishwasher or folding laundry are exceedingly complex, 1X cannot teach these tasks in the virtual world.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exceedingly
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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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