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SURPASSINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does surpassingly mean?
• SURPASSINGLY (adverb)
The adverb SURPASSINGLY has 1 sense:
1. to an extraordinary degree
Familiarity information: SURPASSINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To an extraordinary degree
Synonyms:
passing; surpassingly
Context example:
I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange
Pertainym:
surpassing (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree)
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