outstandingly

UK: /ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋli/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•stand•ing /ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ/   adj. 

1. obvious;
   conspicuous;
   striking:
   [before a noun] outstanding courage.
2. superior;
   excellent;
   distinguished:
   an outstanding student who finished at the top of her class.
3. continuing in existence;
   remaining unpaid, unresolved, etc.;
   not taken care of or solved:
   outstanding debts; Several questions are still outstanding.
4. standing out;
   projecting:
   a stiff, outstanding fabric.

out•stand•ing•ly, adv.: 

an outstandingly fine restaurant.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•stand•ing  (out′stan′ding), adj. 

1. prominent;
   conspicuous;
   striking:
   an outstanding example of courage.
2. marked by superiority or distinction;
   excellent;
   distinguished:
   an outstanding student.
3. continuing in existence;
   remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.:
   outstanding debts.
4. Economics (of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation.
5. standing out;
   projecting:
   a stiff, outstanding fabric.
6. [Archaic.] that resists or opposes.

• outstand + -ing² 1605–15

out′stand′ing•ly, adv. 
out′stand′ing•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. eminent.
• 3. owing, due.