| exceed | (v) be greater in scope or size than some standard, Syn. surpass, transcend, Example: Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds |
| exceed | (v) be superior or better than some standard, Syn. transcend, overstep, pass, top, go past, Example: She exceeded our expectations; She topped her performance of last year |
| exceedance | (n) (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time, Example: the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling |
| Exceed | v. i. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Exceed | v. t. Name the time, but let it not Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. Pope. |
| Exceedable | a. Capable of exceeding or surpassing. [ Obs. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Exceeder | n. One who exceeds. Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Exceeding | a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. “The exceeding riches of his grace.” Eph. ii. 7. -- |
| Exceeding | adv. In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [ Archaic. It is not joined to verbs. ] “The voice exceeding loud.” Keble. [ 1913 Webster ] His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix. 3. [ 1913 Webster ] The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Exceedingly | adv. To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very. [ 1913 Webster ] |