Exception vs. Exceptional
Exceptionnoun
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
Exceptionnoun
That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included
Exceptionnoun
(legal) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
Exceptionnoun
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
Exceptionnoun
(computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.
Exceptionnoun
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
Exceptionnoun
That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.
Exceptionnoun
An objection, oral or written, taken, in the course of an action, as to bail or security; or as to the decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted.
Exceptionnoun
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; - usually followed by to or against.
Exceptionnoun
a deliberate act of omission;
Exceptionnoun
an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization;
Exceptionnoun
grounds for adverse criticism;
Exceptionnoun
a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule
Exceptionaladjective
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
Exceptionaladjective
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Exceptionaladjective
(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Exceptionalnoun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
Exceptionaladjective
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.
Exceptionaladjective
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;
Exceptionaladjective
surpassing what is common or usual or expected;
Exceptionaladjective
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence;
Exceptionaladjective
unusual; not typical
Exceptionaladjective
unusually good; outstanding
Exceptionalnoun
an item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.
