noun
definition
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
adjective
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Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
example
What an exceptional flower!
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Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
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The quality of the beer was exceptional.
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Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
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an exceptional curve; an exceptional divisor
Examples of exceptional in a Sentence
He knows there is someone or something out there that has weird and exceptional abilities.
He is such an exceptional boy.
Even an exceptional salesperson has an imperfect memory.
Some people have exceptional abilities we do not understand—for example, savants.
In Denisov's party he held a peculiar and exceptional position.
At most stations a negative potential gradient is exceptional, unless during rain or thunder.
The narrow streets and the traffic congestion of the business district presented difficult problems of urban transit, but the system is of exceptional efficiency.
The nature of the work, the materials from which it was composed, and the circumstances under which it was written are, however, in themselves exceptional, and necessarily tended to this result.
His adroitness in intrigue and his fascinating manners were exceptional even in an age when such qualities formed part of every statesman's education; but the characteristics which ensured him success in the House of Lords and in the royal closet led to failure in his attempts to understand the feelings of the mass of his countrymen.
Nearly all the cable companies possess their own steamers, of sufficient dimensions and specially equipped for making ordinary repairs; but for exceptional cases, where a considerable quantity of new cable may have to be inserted, it may be necessary to charter the services of one of the larger vessels owned by a cable-manufacturing company, at a certain sum per day, which may well reach £200 to £300.
Enjoy exceptional entertainment with wine and a gourmet dinner served by our kilted waiters.
And it may be fairly claimed for him that in El Tejado de Vidrio and El Tanto por Ciento he displays a very exceptional combination of satiric intention with romantic inspiration.
In Planorbis, which is sinistral (as are a few other genera or exceptional varieties of various Anisopleurous Gastropods).
Sofia in Padua, a Madonna picture of exceptional and recognized excellence.
He added, " In such exceptional cases the rule of law may trump parliamentary supremacy.
But as play settled City became dominant, showed exceptional play touches and turns to firstly dominate and then outplay the home side.
But, as star, Cruise combines exceptional physicality with a committed and gripping performance.
Units made entirely from the controlling nation's populace are therefore exceptional, and usually trained to elite level.
Outstanding features include a large number of Norwich silver items and an exceptional group of pre reformation patens unparalleled in other Dioceses.
Chris uses his exceptional presenter skills to explain why Badgers are so sparing of their ' poo ' and why some birds eat snot.
The team demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship at the event, whether they finished first or last in any of the events.
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If the exceptional July values at Freiburg were omitted, the summer values of I + and Q would become 0.33 and 1.25 respectively.
An exceptional specimen or an uncommon variety may sometimes be seen in the above-mentioned abnormal places, but the best, the true, and common variety of the table is the produce of short, upland, wind-swept pastures.
During the years 1880-1889, when the country enjoyed exceptional prosperity, the arrivals numbered 1,020,907 and the departures only 175,038, but in 1890-1899, a period of financial depression following the extravagant Celman administration, the arrivals were 928,865 and the departures 552,175.
The levy of ship money and customs by Charles sinks into insignificance beside Cromwell's wholesale taxation by ordinances; the inquisitional methods of the major-generals and the unjust and exceptional taxation of royalists outdid the scandals of the extra-legal courts of the Stuarts; the shipment of British subjects by Cromwell as slaves to Barbados has no parallel in the Stuart administration; while the prying into morals, the encouragement of informers, the attempt to make the people religious by force, were the counterpart of the Laudian system, and Cromwell's drastic treatment of the Irish exceeded anything dreamed of by Strafford.
Taxes are not sufficiently proportioned to what the land may reasonably be expected to produce, nor sufficient allowance made for the exceptional conditions of a southern climate, in which a few hours bad weather may destroy a whole crop. The Italian agriculturist has come to look (and often in vain) for action on a large scale from the state, for irrigation, drainage of uncultivated low-lying land, which may be made fertile, river regulation, &c.; while to the small proprietor the state often appears only as a hard and inconsiderate tax-gatherer.
In exceptional cases obstructions which it would be impossible or too costly to turn are overcome by a bridge or tunnel, the magnitude of such works increasing with the growth of engineering skill and financial enterprise.
Faience thus decorated has always been exceptional in Japan.
The vaulting of the three portals is of exceptional depth owing to the projection of the lower storey of the facade.
The mammalian remains found in Pleistocene deposits are of exceptional interest.
Foreign artists worked for him at high wages; from Athens he brought Democedes, the greatest physician of the age, at an exceptional salary.
This behaviour is exceptional.
In 1587 Perrot conceived a plan for kidnapping Hugh Roe (Hugh the Red), now a youth of fifteen, who had already given proof of exceptional manliness and sagacity.
His practical knowledge of anatomy and his skill as an artist qualified him in an exceptional manner for such a work.
In exceptional cases it sufficed for a martyr to be sprinkled with his own blood.
It does not follow that justification by faith must be eliminated in spiritual matters where sight cannot follow, because the physicist's duty and success lie in pinning belief solely on verification by physical phenomena, when they alone are in question; and for mankind generally, though possibly not for an exceptional man like Huxley, an impotent suspension of judgment on such issues as a future life or the Being of God is both unsatisfying and demoralizing.
Limiting the occupancy to eight anglers enables the staff to provide exceptional personalized guest service.
Drought intensity again declined in some of the affected regions but overall the rainfall deficiency remains exceptional.
The resultant write-down of fixed assets and stocks has been included in operating costs but has been treated as exceptional.
However, a British expatriate can bring a claim for unfair dismissal in a few exceptional cases.
This is a self colored baby pink full double fuchsia of exceptional quality.
Awarded the VC for exceptional gallantry during the landings at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915.
Keep an eye out for our Flagship hotels, all handpicked for their exceptional value for their rating.
It has quite exceptional skiing for strong beginners up to good intermediates.
The woods have an exceptional diversity of rare epiphytic lichens.
Contentment, Satisfaction, Bliss, Paradise - coffee nirvana is an exceptional range of premium Australian arabica coffee.
But when unusual or exceptional news comes into play, a stock (and/or markets) nearly always overreacts.
Skydivers do like to drink and party and are not always moral paragons, but that hardly makes them exceptional.
In the case of children under 16, it would take an exceptional public-interest to override the normally paramount interests of the child.