Crossword clues for exceeded
exceeded
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See Cede.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
Name the time, but let it not
Exceed three days.
--Shak.
Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair.
--Pope.
Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: exceed)
Usage examples of "exceeded".
Isaac slept on the throne, and was awakened only by the sound of pleasure: his vacant hours were amused by comedians and buffoons, and even to these buffoons the emperor was an object of contempt: his feasts and buildings exceeded the examples of royal luxury: the number of his eunuchs and domestics amounted to twenty thousand.
If we are obliged to submit our belief to the authority of Grotius, it must be allowed, that the number of Protestants, who were executed in a single province and a single reign, far exceeded that of the primitive martyrs in the space of three centuries, and of the Roman empire.
Perhaps the pride of the ministers, whose business was seldom interrupted by reflection, might reject, as wild and visionary, every proposal, which exceeded the measure of their capacity, and deviated from the forms and precedents of office.
The expense of the pursuit sometimes exceeded the value of the prize, and the fairest rights were abandoned by the poverty or prudence of the claimants.
If I may speak of myself, (the only person of whom I can speak with certainty,) my happy hours have far exceeded, and far exceed, the scanty numbers of the caliph of Spain.
His love for the great whales was exceeded only by his love of this drenched world.
He's exceeded his allotted limit of power seventeen times, but was fined for only the first three.
The planet was able to buffer the area under SpaceBase to allow a certain amount of necessary comings and goings, but that amount has now exceeded the safety margin and must cease.
It had been so named on the trip down since it invariably ‘hopped' any terrain that exceeded its pre-programmed optimum angle.
When the numbers attending exceeded space available, a com system was hurriedly set up to allow those outside to hear what was being said.
I doubt Larad, or even Asgenar, will feel that the lad exceeded his authority, but he’s new to his honors.
The species has evolved and exceeded the original genetic specifications.
I could not imagine that the peril pertained to me, for the Staff exceeded me always.
Nevertheless we invited him to depart, for he declined to honor those whose valor and worth exceeded his.
Liand stared at him in shock, as though the depth of the old man's loss exceeded comprehension.