excepted
excluded from or left out of a particular category: Any foundation of this kind is an excepted charity—unlike the others, it doesn't have to register with the government.
the simple past tense and past participle of except2.
Idioms about excepted
present company excepted, (a qualifying remark to indicate that a negative comment or description does not apply to those being spoken to): The human race as a whole does not display too many signs of intelligence—present company excepted, of course.
Origin of excepted
1Other words from excepted
- non·ex·cept·ed, adjective
- un·ex·cept·ed, adjective
Words Nearby excepted
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How to use excepted in a sentence
He then added, unhelpfully, “All English writers are the same; Walter Scott excepted, all lack a plot.”
The Republicans are going to oppose it to a person (well, Mark Kirk excepted, maybe).
No one in America starves to death, or freezes to death (freak accidents excepted).
Don't Have Enough to Worry About? Here's One More Thing: Low Growth May be Here to Stay. | Megan McArdle | March 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe plan has flown almost totally under the radar—the odd Paul Krugman column and Economist blog post excepted.
Today he is claimed like no other 20th-century writer—Orwell not excepted—by both sides of the political spectrum.
In the depths of his heart, so hidden from the world, there seemed to be hope for the whole living creation, himself excepted.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodPress opinions upon my symphony—Laroche not excepted—are rather cold.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThis animal is the largest of all the apes or baboons, the orang-outang excepted.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThis sweeping assertion was received with liberal applause by all of his hearers, the impatient customers not excepted.
A Raw Recruit's War Experiences | Ansel D. NickersonVery few birds probably ascend to a height of two thousand feet in the air, the vulture tribe excepted.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank Aubrey
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