殊の外

ことのほか

Also written ことの他, 事のほか

Meanings

1. Adverb exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unusually
2. unexpectedly

Kanji

• 殊 exceptional. Read as こと.
• 外 outside. Read as ほか.

Example sentences

• 僕は殊の外不運だった。
  I was exceptionally unlucky.

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