Probably true. I was actually unsure. Note that my examples can be construed either way.
It's passing strange, but I do like the phrase "passing strange." :-)
Really? Good to know. Apparently, it had the opposite meaning in the past (no. 5).
Useful as a modifier of intensity: "passing strange that the moon should be purple to-night!" "That's passing early for Joe to be awake."
surpassingly
Probably true. I was actually unsure. Note that my examples can be construed either way.
It's passing strange, but I do like the phrase "passing strange." :-)
Really? Good to know. Apparently, it had the opposite meaning in the past (no. 5).
Useful as a modifier of intensity: "passing strange that the moon should be purple to-night!" "That's passing early for Joe to be awake."
surpassingly