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exceptional

ex.cep.tion.al \ik-'sep-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ \-.sep-sh*-'nal-*t-e-\ 
   \-'sep-shn*-le-, -sh*n-*l-e-\ aj 1: forming an exception : RARE  2: better 
   than average : SUPERIOR omething is EXCEPTIONAL that is itself an exception 
   and is therefore out of the ordinary; something is EXCEPTIONABLE to which 
   exception may be taken and is therefore objectionable or offensive - 
   ex.cep.tion.al.i.ty n SYN syn EXCEPTIONAL and EXCEPTIONABLE are frequently 
   confused. S