adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪ remain
▪ consider sb/sth
▪
The teacher considers Jamie's performance truly ~.
▪ do sth
ADVERB
▪ highly , pretty , really , very
▪ quite , truly , wholly ( esp. BrE )
PHRASES
▪ nothing ~
▪
There is nothing ~ about east London
▪
The food was quite tasty, but nothing ~.
▪ something ~
▪
We will have to do something ~ to win.
▪
I realized I was watching something ~.
Exceptional is used with these nouns: ↑ ability , ↑ bravery , ↑ case , ↑ circumstance , ↑ clarity , ↑ degree , ↑ merit , ↑ performance , ↑ quality , ↑ record , ↑ talent