Meaning & use
exceedingly
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To an extreme or unusual degree; extremely.
See it in a sentence
The exam turned out to be exceedingly difficult.
She was exceedingly polite, even to rude customers.
A note on using this word
Somewhat formal and a bit old-fashioned compared to "extremely," so it often appears in more literary or elevated writing.
Words with a similar meaning
extremelyremarkably
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Words with an opposite meaning
slightly
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