surpassing

[ ser-pas-ing, -pah-sing ]
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adjective
  1. of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.

adverb
  1. in a surpassing manner; extraordinarily.

Origin of surpassing

1
First recorded in 1570–80; surpass + -ing2

Other words from surpassing

  • sur·pass·ing·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for surpassing

surpassing

/ (sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. exceptional; extraordinary

adverb
  1. obsolete, or poetic (intensifier): surpassing fair

Derived forms of surpassing

  • surpassingly, adverb

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