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outstanding Definition


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outstanding
adj
    1. Excellent; superior; remarkable.
      Thesaurus: great, leading, distinguished, notable, important, exceptional, excellent; Antonym: ordinary.
    2. Not yet paid or done, etc.
      Example: outstanding debts
      Thesaurus: due, pending, remaining, unpaid, unsettled.
Derivative: outstandingly
adverb
    In an excellent or remarkable way.
      Thesaurus: superbly, supremely, notably, well, excellently.
Etymology: 17c, meaning ‘projecting'.



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