surpassing
adjective
of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary.
surpassingly
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a word derived from
surpassing.
Example Sentences
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"The play is beautifully acted but surpassingly bleak," said Matt Wolf of the New York Times.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
She helped plan them, leaving us with a last act of fan service from a woman who became a reluctant but surpassingly gifted master of the form.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
But because those files had been processed separately, it became difficult — surpassingly so, in some cases — to combine data from the two into single files that are accurate, yet still protect privacy.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
“That is an across-the-board win that is surpassingly rare in patent cases.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
And so I am left to my wits, which in fact are prodigiously keen and surpassingly wise: I enter a town, with my crutch and my cry: “Food for the famished! Alms for the poor!”
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
