exceeding

== English == === Etymology === From exceed +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/ Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Hyphenation: ex‧ceed‧ing === Verb === exceeding present participle and gerund of exceed === Adjective === exceeding (comparative more exceeding, superlative most exceeding) (archaic) prodigious (archaic) exceptional, extraordinary (archaic) extreme ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === exceeding (comparative more exceeding, superlative most exceeding) (archaic) Exceedingly. ==== Usage notes ==== The adverbial usage was very common in the 17th and 18th centuries, but is now considered archaic. === Noun === exceeding (plural exceedings) The situation of being in excess. ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “exceeding”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.