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1 unexceptional
adjectivealltäglich; (average) durchschnittlich* * *un·ex·cep·tion·al[ˌʌnɪkˈsepʃənəl]adj nicht außergewöhnlich\unexceptional life ereignisloses Leben* * *["ʌnɪk'sepʃənl]adjalltäglich, durchschnittlich* * *unexceptional adj (adv unexceptionally)1. nicht außergewöhnlich2. keine Ausnahme(n) zulassend3. ausnahmslos4. → academic.ru/78203/unexceptionable">unexceptionable* * *adjectivealltäglich; (average) durchschnittlich* * *adj.ausnahmslos adj. -
2 unexceptional
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3 exceptional
adjectivein exceptional cases — in Ausnahmefällen
* * *adjective ((negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable: exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.) außergewöhnlich* * *ex·cep·tion·al[ɪkˈsepʃənəl]she has \exceptional qualities as a pianist sie ist eine ganz hervorragende Pianistinher \exceptional pallor attracted me mir gefiel ihre auffallende Blässean \exceptional case ein ungewöhnlicher Fall\exceptional circumstances außergewöhnliche Umstände\exceptional needs payment außergewöhnliche Sozialleistungen* * *[ɪk'sepʃənl]adj1) (= outstanding) person, talent, achievement außergewöhnlich, außerordentlich; (= outstandingly good) teacher, quality, performance etc hervorragend; (= outstandingly high) value, amount außergewöhnlich hochof exceptional quality/talent/value/courage — außergewöhnlich gut/talentiert/wertvoll/mutig
his work is exceptional in its poetic quality — seine Werke sind von einer außergewöhnlichen Poesie
2) (= unusual) circumstances, situation, powers außergewöhnlich; person, weather ungewöhnlichin exceptional cases, in or under exceptional circumstances — in Ausnahmefällen
exceptional child ( US Sch ) — hochbegabtes Kind
* * *exceptional [-ʃənl] adj1. Ausnahme…, Sonder…:2. außer-, ungewöhnlich (Umstände etc)* * *adjective* * *adj.außergewöhnlich adj.ungewöhnlich adj. n.bemerkenswert adj.
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unexceptional — index average (standard), fair (satisfactory), familiar (customary), nondescript, normal ( … Law dictionary
unexceptional — [adj] ordinary average, characterless, common, commonplace, conventional, dull, everyday, fair, garden variety*, insignificant, mediocre, modest, no great shakes*, normal, nothing special, nothing to write home about*, pedestrian, plain, prosaic … New thesaurus
unexceptional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not out of the ordinary; usual. DERIVATIVES unexceptionally adverb … English terms dictionary
unexceptional — [un΄ek sep′shə nəl] adj. 1. not exceptional; not uncommon or unusual; ordinary 2. not admitting of any exception 3. var. of UNEXCEPTIONABLE: regarded by some as a loose usage unexceptionally adv … English World dictionary
unexceptional — [[t]ʌ̱nɪkse̱pʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as unexceptional, you mean that it is ordinary, not very interesting, and often disappointing. Since then, Michael has lived an unexceptional life. ...a pretty unexceptional bunch of… … English dictionary
unexceptional — unexceptionable, unexceptional These two words correspond to the meanings of the positive forms exceptionable and exceptional. Unexceptionable means ‘with which no fault can be found, entirely satisfactory’ (The idea is unexceptionable, indeed… … Modern English usage
unexceptional — See unexceptional, unexceptionable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
unexceptional — un|ex|cep|tion|al [ ,ʌnık sepʃənl ] adjective not unusual, exciting, or especially good: The hotel was comfortable but unexceptional … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unexceptional — adjective an adequate but unexceptional hotel Syn: ordinary, average, typical, everyday, mediocre, run of the mill, middle of the road, indifferent; informal OK, blah, so so, ‘comme ci, comme ça, ’ nothing special, no great shakes, fair to… … Thesaurus of popular words
unexceptional — UK [ˌʌnɪkˈsepʃ(ə)nəl] / US [ˌʌnɪkˈsepʃən(ə)l] adjective not unusual, exciting, or especially good The hotel was comfortable but unexceptional … English dictionary
unexceptional, unexceptionable — See exceptionable, exceptional, to which the meanings of unexceptionable and unexceptional are directly opposite. Tom is an adequate worker but only that; his record is fair but unexceptional. Will has always worked hard; he has an… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions