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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Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
In general, birth observations for wild cetaceans — the group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises — are exceedingly rare, representing only 10% of species, Gruber noted via email.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Critics say millions of people, including married women who have changed their last names, could be excluded from voting and that voter fraud is exceedingly rare in the United States.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Netflix does a lot of things exceedingly well, hence its dominant position in the marketplace, but the tech company and industry disruptor doesn’t really do tradition.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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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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