outstanding

adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about outstanding at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Distinguished from others in excellence.

   did outstanding work in human relations

2. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.

   an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom

3. Owed as a debt.

   outstanding bills