D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exceptional

/ĭk-sĕp'-shən-əl/ · Ex·cep·tion·al · IPA /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
01 a. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.
  1. 1.
    Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.
    “This particular spot had exceptional advantages.” — Jowett (Th. )