Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exceptional"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.]
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence,
better than the average; superior. --Lyell.
This particular spot had exceptional advantages.
--Jowett (Th.
)
-- {Ex*cep"tion*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
exceptional
adj 1: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory";
"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy";
"the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding},
{olympian}, {prodigious}, {surpassing}]
2: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a
matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special
occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's
so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {particular(a)},
{special}]
3: (psychology) deviating widely from a norm of physical or
mental ability; used especially of children below normal
in intelligence; "special educational provisions for
exceptional children" [syn: {exceptional(a)}]
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