exceptional adjective - definition in Learners Dictionary

exceptional

/ɪkˈsepʃ^ən^əl/ adjective

GOOD

› extremely good:

an exceptional student

UNUSUAL

› very unusual and not likely to happen very often:

Visitors are only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

exceptionally adverb

›

an exceptionally gifted pianist

(Definition of exceptional adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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