exceptional
Plural: exceptionals
Adjective Satellite
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- "an exceptional memory"
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- "exceptional kindness"
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
- "special educational provisions for exceptional children"
Adj
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Noun
- An exception, or something having an exceptional value
Examples
- an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor
- The quality of the beer was exceptional.
- What an exceptional meal!
Origin / Etymology
From exception + -al.
Synonyms
especial, exceeding, olympian, particular, prodigious, special, surpassing, egregious
Antonyms
categorical, common, commonplace, general, mediocre, ordinary, usual
Scrabble Score: 22
exceptional: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexceptional: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exceptional: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary