surpassing
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sur·pass·ing
(sər-păs′ĭng)adj.
Exceptional; exceeding: monuments of surpassing splendor.
sur·pass′ing·ly adv.
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surpassing
(sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ)adj
exceptional; extraordinary
adv
obsolete or poetic (intensifier): surpassing fair.
surˈpassingly adv
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sur•pass•ing
(sərˈpæs ɪŋ, -ˈpɑ sɪŋ)adj.
1. of a large amount or high degree; exceeding or excelling.
adv. 2. Archaic. in a surpassing manner; extraordinarily.
[1570–80]
sur•pass′ing•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | surpassing - exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellencesuperior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| 2. | surpassing - 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" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
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surpassing
adjective supreme, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, rare, phenomenal, stellar (informal), transcendent, unrivalled, incomparable, matchless The flower has large, hanging blooms of surpassing beauty.
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surpassing
[sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ] ADJ (liter) → incomparable, sin parof surpassing beauty → de hermosura sin par
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surpassing
adj (liter) beauty → unvergleichlich
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surpassing - exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence