exceedingly
part of speech
adverb (exceedingly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Exceedingly means very or extremely. tree →
2) (formal, old-fashioned) Exceedingly is a stiff, polite way of saying «very much». tree →
sense in the lessons
It is used in stories, polite speech and formal writing: «exceedingly kind», «exceedingly rare». In everyday talk children usually say «really» or «super» instead. In exam or formal language it adds strong emphasis. In science, «exceedingly small» means much smaller than you can see. Phrases: exceedingly rare, exceedingly well, exceedingly difficult, exceedingly grateful.
examples
- The cake was exceedingly good. tree →
- The old duke was exceedingly rich. tree →
- Giant pandas are exceedingly rare in the wild. tree →
- It was exceedingly kind of you to help. tree →
- Atoms are exceedingly small. tree →
- The test was exceedingly difficult, but she passed. tree →
- We are exceedingly grateful for your gift. (formal) tree →
- "That's exceedingly charming!" cried little Anna. tree →
note
An adverb: it goes before adjectives and other adverbs. It comes from «exceed» (go beyond). Do not use it before a noun («an exceedingly» needs an adjective after it). It does not give a number; in maths, «exceedingly large» is a description, not an amount.
In the corpora
- And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
- Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.
- And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'
- And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
- Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exceedingly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.