exceptional

exceptional
adj.
VERBS
be
remain
consider sb/sth

The teacher considers Jamie's performance truly exceptional.

do sth
ADVERB
highly, pretty, really, very
quite, truly, wholly (esp. BrE)
PHRASES
nothing exceptional

There is nothing exceptional about east London

The food was quite tasty, but nothing exceptional.

something exceptional

We will have to do something exceptional to win.

I realized I was watching something exceptional.

Exceptional is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑bravery, ↑case, ↑circumstance, ↑clarity, ↑degree, ↑merit, ↑performance, ↑quality, ↑record, ↑talent

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