exceptional

5 definitions • 12 examples

much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc.:

an exceptional student

exceptional powers of concentration

The company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.

not like most others of the same type; unusual:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs.

Exceptional also means unusually good:

Davis has done an exceptional job of reporting.

unusual; not what happens regularly or is expected:

The industry is anxious to stress that this is an exceptional case.

These are exceptional circumstances.

in exceptional circumstances/cases This right to sell the shares will apply only in exceptional cases.

A £2.5m exceptional charge from redundancies contributed to full-year losses.

exceptional costs

much greater or better than usual:

The effort put in by the team over the last five days has been exceptional.

Her leadership style produced exceptional results.