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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, adjective [Cf. F. exceptionnel.] Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior. --Lyell.
This particular spot had exceptional advantages. --Jowett (Th. ) -- {Ex*cep"tion*al*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
exceptionally
adverb: to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "exceptionally": abundantly, acutely, amazingly, amply, astonishingly, awesomely, beguilingly, bewilderingly, choose, cite, conspicuously, copiously, cull, eminently, emphatically, enigmatically, especially, exceedingly, excerpt, exquisitely, extract, extraordinarily, extremely, exuberantly, fabulously, famously, fantastically, fascinatingly, generously, glaringly, glean, hugely, impressively, incomprehensibly, inconceivably, incredibly, ineffably, intensely, magically, magnanimously, magnificently, markedly, marvelously, miraculously, nobly, notably, outlandishly, parlous, particularly, peculiarly, phenomenally, pick, pick out, pointedly, preeminently, prodigiously, profusely, prominently, pronouncedly, puzzlingly, quote, remarkably, richly, select, sensationally, signally, single, singularly, splendidly, strangely, strikingly, stupendously, superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly, uncommonly, unimaginably, unspeakably, unusually, vitally, wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously, worthily
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