exceptional
C1UK /ɪkˈsepʃənl/US /ɪkˈsepʃənl/
Meaning
adjective
unusually good
“At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.”
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“And she's exceptional, but I think she's not, so to speak, exceptional in the whole of childhood.”
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