Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.]
   Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence,
   better than the average; superior. --Lyell.
   
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         This particular spot had exceptional advantages.
                                                  --Jowett (Th.
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   -- {Ex*ception*al*ly}, adv.
   
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