outstanding

[ out-stan-ding ]
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adjective
  1. prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.

  2. marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student.

  1. continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.: outstanding debts.

  2. (of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.

  3. standing out; projecting: a stiff, outstanding fabric.

  4. Archaic. that resists or opposes.

Origin of outstanding

1
First recorded in 1605–15; outstand + -ing2

Other words for outstanding

Other words from outstanding

  • out·stand·ing·ly, adverb
  • out·stand·ing·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for outstanding

outstanding

/ (ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. superior; excellent; distinguished

  2. prominent, remarkable, or striking

  1. still in existence; unsettled, unpaid, or unresolved

  2. (of shares, bonds, etc) issued and sold

  3. projecting or jutting upwards or outwards

Derived forms of outstanding

  • outstandingly, adverb

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