Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surpassing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to
pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.]
To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.
This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his
joy. --Milton.
Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surpassing \Sur*pass"ing\, a.
Eminently excellent; exceeding others. ``With surpassing
glory crowned.'' --Milton. -- {Sur*pass"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Sur*pass"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surpassing
adj 1: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in
excellence [syn: {transcendent}]
2: 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}, {exceptional},
{olympian}, {prodigious}]
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