outstanding

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    distinguished from others in excellence
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    of major significance or importance
    owed as a debt

Word Origin

outstanding (adj.)
1610s, "projecting, prominent, detached," present participle adjective from outstand (v.) "endure successfully, hold out against," from out (adv.) + stand (v.). Figurative sense of "conspicuous, striking" is first recorded 1830. Meaning "unpaid, unsettled" is from 1797. Related: Outstandingly.

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Example

1. All of them did outstanding work on this legislation .
2. Be happy about the outstanding school that accepted you and attend !
3. The boss praised me for my outstanding performance .
4. One outstanding characteristic of these firms is their extreme ambition with regard to global market leadership .
5. The outstanding courage and military prowess of its soldiers resulted in numerous governmental awards .

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