exceeding Definition

exceed
verb exceeded, exceeding

1. To be greater than someone or something.

Thesaurus: outdo, better, surpass, overtake, outshine, top, beat, transcend, eclipse, excel, outrival.
2. To go beyond; to do more than is required by something.

Derivative: exceedingly
adverb

Very; extremely.
Thesaurus: exceptionally, extraordinarily, astonishingly, superlatively, amazingly, excessively, extremely, greatly, inordinately, hugely, vastly.

Etymology: 14c: from French exceder.