exceptionaryadj.
/ɛkˈsɛpʃənəri/ rare.
a. Of or pertaining to an exception (see exception n. 1); indicative of an exception.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being exclusive > [adjective] > excepted > making an exception
exceptive1570
exceptionarya1783
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > special, extraordinary, or unusual
sunderlepeOE
specialc1325
strangec1330
undeemousa1400
outragec1400
singularc1400
stravagant1565
unusual1582
extraordinarya1586
remarkable1593
exordinary1601
peculiar1608
stupendous1640
eccentricala1652
particular1665
out-of-the-way1675
uncommon1705
awfy1724
exceptionable1801
tremendous1831
exceptional1846
exceptive1849
exceptionary1850
spesh1874
heart-stopping1891
off-brand1929
wild1955
cracker1964
a1783 J. Scott Crit. Ess. Eng. Poets (1785) 283 The exceptionary ‘all but’ includes..an aged decrepit matron.
1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets viii. 23 Excluding certain silent exceptionary individuals.
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b. = exceptional adj.
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adj.a1783- nonprincipiate
- nonprincipled
- nonprint
- nonprinting
- nonprobable
- nonproblem
- nonproblems
- nonproducer
- nonproduction
- nonproductive
- nonproductiveness
- nonproductivenesses
- nonprofessed
- nonprofessional
- nonprofessionally
- nonprofessionals
- nonprofessorial
- nonproficience
- nonproficiency
- nonproficient
- nonprofit
- nonprofitable
- nonprofitmaking
- nonprofits
- nonprogressive