Meaning & use
exceptional
Unusually excellent or outstanding; standing well above the ordinary standard or level.
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Her exceptional talent for mathematics earned her a place at a top university.
The restaurant is known for exceptional service as well as excellent food.
A note on using this word
Exceptional most often means impressively good, but it can also simply mean unusual or atypical, as in 'exceptional circumstances', without implying quality.
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