excee

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding. ] [ L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. excéder. See Cede. ] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. [ 1913 Webster ]

Name the time, but let it not
Exceed three days. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. Pope.

Syn. -- To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of exceeding or surpassing. [ Obs. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who exceeds. Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. “The exceeding riches of his grace.” Eph. ii. 7. -- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

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 ]