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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, adv.
     In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It
     is not joined to verbs.] ``The voice exceeding loud.''
     --Keble.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow.
                                                    --Mark ix. 3.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or
     beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der.
     See Cede.]
     To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit
     or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good
     and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk,
     stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds
     another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Name the time, but let it not
           Exceed three days.                       --Shak.
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           Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.
  
     Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie;
          overtop.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, a.
     More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient;
     measureless. ``The exceeding riches of his grace.'' --Eph.
     ii. 7. -- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, adv.
     In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It
     is not joined to verbs.] ``The voice exceeding loud.''
     --Keble.
  
           His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow.
                                                    --Mark ix. 3.
  
           The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or
     beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der.
     See Cede.]
     To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit
     or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good
     and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk,
     stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds
     another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
  
           Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days.
                                                    --Shak.
  
           Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.
  
     Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie;
          overtop.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, a.
     More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient;
     measureless. ``The exceeding riches of his grace.'' --Eph.
     ii. 7. -- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  exceeding
       adj : 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: exceptional, olympian,
              prodigious, surpassing]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) prodigious
     2 (lb en archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
     3 (lb en archaic) extreme
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) exceedingly.
     n.
     The situation of being in excess.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exceed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) prodigious
     2 (lb en archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
     3 (lb en archaic) extreme
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) exceedingly.
     n.
     The situation of being in excess.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exceed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) prodigious
     2 (lb en archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
     3 (lb en archaic) extreme
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) exceedingly.
     n.
     The situation of being in excess.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exceed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) prodigious
     2 (lb en archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
     3 (lb en archaic) extreme
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) exceedingly.
     n.
     The situation of being in excess.
     vb.
     (present participle of en exceed nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xceed ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exceeding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en exceed ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb exceed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  التجاوز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  překonávající

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  přesahující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/ 
  extrémní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  Überschreitung 
           Note: seiner Befugnisse
     Synonym: acting ultra vires
  
           Note: your powers

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  außerordentlich, äußerst, bodenlos 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  überschreitend
   see: exceed sth., exceeded, he/she exceeds, exceed one's powers, exceed one's authority
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  übersteigend, hinausgehend
        "not exceeding 5m"  - nicht über 5
     Synonyms: surpassing, outstripping, outpacing
  
   see: exceed, surpass, outstrip, outpace sth., exceeded, surpassed, outstripped, outpaced
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  exceeding /ɛksˈiːdɪŋ/
  prelazi

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪkˈsidɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 非常的,极度的,过度的;
  vbl. 超过,超越,凌驾;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 超越的,胜过的,非常的,极度的

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