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# exceptional

«exceptional» in Mova's school dictionary: **extremely good, much better than usual** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (exceptional, more exceptional); adverb exceptionally

### meaning for a pupil

1) Exceptional means extremely good, much better than usual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#m1)

2) Exceptional means unusual and not likely to happen often; out of the ordinary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports it praises excellent work; in formal rules «in exceptional circumstances» means only in rare cases. In stories it marks a character with a special talent. Phrases: exceptional talent, exceptional circumstances, exceptionally good.

### examples

- Her painting is exceptional; it won first prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x1)
- He showed exceptional courage in the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x2)
- Homework is only excused in exceptional circumstances. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x3)
- The weather was exceptionally hot for spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x4)
- This is an exceptional case — it hardly ever happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x5)
- The school helps exceptional pupils with extra challenges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x6)
- The orchestra gave an exceptional performance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/#x7)

### note

From «exception» (something that does not follow the rule). Do not confuse with «exceptionable» (rare: objectionable). Two meanings — «very good» and «unusual» — context tells which.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exceptional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.