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outstanding

adjective (EXCELLENT)
 
 
/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/

Definition

B2 clearly very much better than what is usual: an outstanding performance/writer/novel/year It's an area of outstanding natural beauty. → Synonym excellentExtremely good outstandingly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
He was an outstandingly successful mayor from 1981 to 1984.Extremely good
(Definition of outstanding adjective (EXCELLENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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