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# exceptionally

«exceptionally» in Mova's school dictionary: **very, much more than usual: «exceptionally clever»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (exceptionally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Exceptionally means very, much more than usual: «exceptionally clever». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#m1)

2) Exceptionally means in a way that is not usual, as an exception: «Exceptionally, the shop opened on Sunday.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In reports and formal speech it praises or stresses: «exceptionally good work». In weather reports it describes unusual heat or cold. Phrases: «exceptionally well», «exceptionally hot».

### examples

- She did exceptionally well in the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x1)
- It has been an exceptionally hot summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x2)
- The cake was exceptionally good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x3)
- Exceptionally, school will close early today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x4)
- He is exceptionally tall for his age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x5)
- The river is exceptionally low after no rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x6)
- You are not even like an ordinary man, for you are exceptionally idle, and more sensitive to heat and cold than most people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/#x7)

### note

Formal; in everyday speech say «really» or «very». Adjective: exceptional; noun: exception. Spelling: double l at the end: exceptional-ly.

### Trees and pragmatics

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