exceptional
See also: excepțional
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ex‧cep‧tion‧al
Adjective
exceptional (comparative more exceptional, superlative most exceptional)
- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- What an exceptional flower!
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- The quality of the beer was exceptional.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:excellent
- egregious (most often used negatively, however)
Antonyms
- (forming an exception): ordinary, categorical, common, general, usual
- (superior due to exception or rarity): ordinary, mediocre, commonplace
Derived terms
Translations
forming an exception
|
|
superior due to exception or rarity
|
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.