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exceptional
/ɪkˈsepʃənəl/ adjective Definition
› unusual; not what happens regularly or is expected:
The industry is anxious to stress that this is an exceptional case.
These are exceptional circumstances.
in exceptional circumstances/cases This right to sell the shares will apply only in exceptional cases.
A £2.5m exceptional charge from redundancies contributed to full-year losses.
exceptional costs
› much greater or better than usual:
The effort put in by the team over the last five days has been exceptional.
Her leadership style produced exceptional results.
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The quality of our products is exceptionally high.
an exceptionally competitive marketplace
(Definition of exceptional adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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