Read full poem →Succession of Parliaments ; but the omission in that
exceedingly incorrect work cannot be deemed decisive
of the point in question. Whitworth only includes
Dictionary Entry
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
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difficult exceedinglywell exceedinglyrare exceedinglysmall exceedingly. exceedinglyimportant exceedingly
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Poetry examples for “exceedingly”
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Read full poem →Hoping to find us soon;--if he could, he would, you are certain.--
Dear Miss Roper, your letter has made me exceedingly happy.
You are quite sure, you say, he asked you about our intentions;
Read full poem →Mr. Seward has been exceedingly elaborate in this disquisition; wherein, we apprehend,
no one meets conviction, though the writer seems to be himself so perfectly satisfied, both
Read full poem →“Why, we are sometimes exceedingly pushed for provisions. You must know
that, in a climate so sultry as mine, it is frequently impossible to keep
Read full poem →10. Milton's duties as Latin secretary to the government were exceedingly
arduous.
Read full poem →spiritual growth is stated and restated in Browning's poetry and by
exceedingly diverse characters. The Queen in _In a Balcony_ turns away
from her lonely splendor to exclaim,
Read full poem →Note 1. Bruar Falls, in Athole, are exceedingly picturesque and beautiful; but their effect is much impaired by the want of trees and shrubs.—R. B. [back]
Read full poem →Knows that the young man who composedly peril’d his life and lost it, has done
exceedingly
well
Read full poem →Mary Wordsworth--staid with us six weeks. John used to walk with her
everywhere, and they were exceedingly attached to each other; so my
poor sister mourns with us, not merely because we have lost one who