surˈpassingly, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a surpassing degree; exceedingly, supereminently.
| 1658 Rowland tr. Moufet's Theat. Ins. 908 Johan. Bauhinus a very learned Physician, and surpassingly well seen in the knowledge of simples. 1698 W. Chilcot Evil Thoughts vii. (1851) 84 His radiant likeness is stamped upon every glorified soul, which makes it surpassingly fair and beautiful. 1834 L. Ritchie Wand. Seine 103 Surpassingly fair and good. 1847 Helps Friends in C. I. vi. 88 How surpassingly interesting is real life, when we get an insight into it. 1891 Meredith One of our Conq. III. xii. 245 His Idea had been surpassingly luminous. |
So surˈpassingness. rare.
| 1879 Meredith Egoist xxii, The effect of the luckless comparison was to produce an image of surpassingness in the features of Clara that gave him the final, or mace-blow. |