Definition

Adverb To an exceptional or extraordinary degree; in a manner that greatly exceeds the norm or expectation.

Usage

The adverb "surpassingly" is used to intensify an adjective, indicating that the quality described is present to a remarkable or outstanding extent. It is a formal and somewhat literary word.

Examples

• She was a surpassingly beautiful woman.
• The dessert was surpassingly delicious, the best I had ever tasted.
• He is a surpassingly talented musician, even among professionals.
• The view from the summit was surpassingly magnificent.

Advanced Usage

• "Surpassingly" can be used in comparative structures to emphasize a vast difference.
  • The new model is surpassingly more efficient than its predecessor.
• It is often used in evaluative or descriptive writing to convey a high degree of admiration or awe.

Variants and Related Words

• Surpass (verb): To exceed, to go beyond in degree or quality.
  • His performance surpassed all expectations.
• Surpassing (adjective, now rare): Eminent, exceptional.
  • A work of surpassing brilliance.

Synonyms

• Exceptionally
• Extremely
• Remarkably
• Extraordinarily
• Exceedingly

Antonyms

• Moderately
• Slightly
• Somewhat
• Averagely

Adverb

1. to a surpassing degree
   • she was a surpassingly beautiful woman