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exceptional

exceptional · adjective

  1. Much better than is usual or expected.

    Her exceptional attention to detail helped the team identify mistakes before they reached the final report.
    The meal was exceptional, combining familiar ingredients in ways that none of us had expected.
    He showed exceptional patience when explaining the same complicated process to several groups of new volunteers.
    The judges praised an exceptional performance that remained convincing even during the most demanding section of the piece.
  • more exceptional comparative
  • most exceptional superlative
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