surpassingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English surpassing

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English surpassingly

From surpassing + -ly.

Adverb

surpassingly (comparative more surpassingly, superlative most surpassingly)

1. In a surpassing manner; exceptionally.