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unexceptional Definition

un·ex·cep·tional (-ek sep′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. not exceptional; not uncommon or unusual; ordinary
  2. not admitting of any exception
  3. unexceptionable: regarded by some as a loose usage

  • unexchangeable
  • unexcitable
  • unexcited
  • unexciting
  • unexcused
  • unexecuted
  • unexercised

unexceptional Related Forms

un′·ex·cep′·tion·ally adverb

unexceptional Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

life: All were filmed in very ordinary looking homes, wearing ordinary looking clothes and surrounded by everyday clutter of otherwise unexceptional lives.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: Somehow, for a time that was supposed to be so different and foreign, it all felt so unexceptional and familiar.
  • fairly: These views about electoral systems, and why they matter, seem fairly unexceptional to me.
  • otherwise: All were filmed in very ordinary looking homes, wearing ordinary looking clothes and surrounded by everyday clutter of otherwise unexceptional lives.
  • relatively: In the context of these summary affairs, Haig's approval of Morris's execution would have been relatively unexceptional.
  • tho: Dee certainly has the looks for the part and her acting ability was sound, tho unexceptional.
  • very: Overall, this is capable ( just ) but very unexceptional.

Used with adjective complement

seem: All in all then, Wal-Mart seem unexceptional except by being vast.

Preposition: in

median: In many cases the overall economics are so unexceptional in most median sized practices that corporate investors will not even consider them for acquisition.