surpassingadj.adv.

Etymology: < surpass v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: surˈpassing.

a. That surpasses what is ordinary; greatly exceeding or excelling others; of very high degree.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective]

excellentc1384

transcending1528

surpassingc1580

excellinga1586

overmatching1590

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

outdoing1679

outvying1757

outbidding1830

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] > surpassing the ordinary

surpassingc1580

supraordinarya1623

superordinary1630

extraordinary1649

higher1718

above par1776

extra1850

premium1856

plus1921

double dip1963

c1580 tr. Bugbears iv. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 99 A surpassinge longing on the sodayne is bred.

1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue xxix. sig. D3 The Authour in this Sonnet..setteth forth the surpassinge worthines of his Ladie.

c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 14 Such a laborynth of surpassing troubles.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. (1637) 203 An Emperour surpassing in all..Christian piety.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 32 O thou..with surpassing Glory crownd.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 20 Wasting these surpassing powers In the deaf air, to the blind earth.

a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 112 The surpassing beauty of his horses, and the multitude of his running footmen.

1884 Manch. Examiner 14 May 5/1 To the transcendent meanness and surpassing untruthfulness which lie at the basis of such an insinuation.

b. adv. = surpassingly adv. (Cf. passing adv.) Obsolete exc. poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb]

sovereignlyc1340

excellentlyc1400

by (an, way of) excellencec1450

transcendingly1528

exquisitely1535

precellently?1567

divinely1582

par excellence1584

pre-eminently1590

superlatively1596

surpassing1598

by (way of) eminency1608

superexcellently1615

by (way of) eminence1621

transcendently1623

surpassingly1658

exquisitively1660

par eminence1823

heavenlike1832

transcendentally1870

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > surpassingly

passinga1382

passinglya1382

excellentlyc1460

overpassingc1475

passantlya1500

surpassing1598

superpassing1608

surpassingly1658

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 25 Ends not my Poem then surpassing ill?

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. ix. 59 A young man..surpassing handsome in all the lineaments of his body.

1804 J. Foster Let. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 266 A large and surpassing ugly town.

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 279 Surely sin Must be surpassing lovely when for her Men forfeit God's reward.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	surpassing
释义	surpassingn. Etymology: < surpass v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: surˈpassing. The action of surpass v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] exceeding1520 precellinga1532 excelling1573 outdoing1679 surpassing1736 outvying1757 capping1883 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ A surpassing, præstantia, eminentia, præcellentia. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) II. 139 The frequency of them transfers satisfaction from the advantage gained by surpassing to the surpassing itself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2019). surpassingadj.adv. Etymology: < surpass v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: surˈpassing. a. That surpasses what is ordinary; greatly exceeding or excelling others; of very high degree. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] excellentc1384 transcending1528 surpassingc1580 excellinga1586 overmatching1590 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 outdoing1679 outvying1757 outbidding1830 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] > surpassing the ordinary surpassingc1580 supraordinarya1623 superordinary1630 extraordinary1649 higher1718 above par1776 extra1850 premium1856 plus1921 double dip1963 c1580 tr. Bugbears iv. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 99 A surpassinge longing on the sodayne is bred. 1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue xxix. sig. D3 The Authour in this Sonnet..setteth forth the surpassinge worthines of his Ladie. c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 14 Such a laborynth of surpassing troubles. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. (1637) 203 An Emperour surpassing in all..Christian piety. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 32 O thou..with surpassing Glory crownd. View more context for this quotation 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 20 Wasting these surpassing powers In the deaf air, to the blind earth. a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 112 The surpassing beauty of his horses, and the multitude of his running footmen. 1884 Manch. Examiner 14 May 5/1 To the transcendent meanness and surpassing untruthfulness which lie at the basis of such an insinuation. b. adv. = surpassingly adv. (Cf. passing adv.) Obsolete exc. poetic. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb] sovereignlyc1340 excellentlyc1400 by (an, way of) excellencec1450 transcendingly1528 exquisitely1535 precellently?1567 divinely1582 par excellence1584 pre-eminently1590 superlatively1596 surpassing1598 by (way of) eminency1608 superexcellently1615 by (way of) eminence1621 transcendently1623 surpassingly1658 exquisitively1660 par eminence1823 heavenlike1832 transcendentally1870 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > surpassingly passinga1382 passinglya1382 excellentlyc1460 overpassingc1475 passantlya1500 surpassing1598 superpassing1608 surpassingly1658 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 25 Ends not my Poem then surpassing ill? 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. ix. 59 A young man..surpassing handsome in all the lineaments of his body. 1804 J. Foster Let. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 266 A large and surpassing ugly town. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 279 Surely sin Must be surpassing lovely when for her Men forfeit God's reward. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1736adj.adv.c1580
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surpassingn.

surpassingadj.adv.