Exceptional

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  • adjective. Being an exception; uncommon.
  • adjective. Well above average; extraordinary.
  • adjective. Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to or forming an exception; contrary to the rule; out of the regular or ordinary course.
  • Synonyms Irregular, unusual, uncommou, unnatural, peculiar, anomalous.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
  • adjective. Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
  • adjective. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
  • adjective. surpassing what is common or usual or expected
    • Word Usage
    "Hours before the vote, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised what he called her "exceptional talent and broad experience.""
    Equivalent
    abnormal  extraordinary  uncommon  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amaze  artistic  considerable  extraordinary  marvellous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aberrant  abnormal  abnormal  absolute  anomalous  
    verb-stem
    except  
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