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