English Dictionary: exceeding | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exceeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exceeding}.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc[82]der. See {Cede}.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak. Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope. Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. [bd]The exceeding riches of his grace.[b8] --Eph. ii. 7. -- {Ex*ceed"ing*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, adv. In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It is not joined to verbs.] [bd]The voice exceeding loud.[b8] --Keble. His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. --Mark ix. 3. The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. --Sir W. Raleigh. |