outstanding

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of outstandpresent participle and gerund of outstand

adjective

1. 1

   Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.

2. 2

   Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.

   Charles S. Peirce, 1839 to 1914, was one of America's most outstanding intellects. Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, he wrote profusely, the equivalent of almost 100,000 printed pages in all.

   The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.

3. 3

   Projecting outwards.

   At a distance of about seven or eight miles to the northeastward of the landing, there is an outstanding group of mountains crowning a spur from the main chain of the Coast Range, whose highest point rises about eight thousand feet above the level of the sea;...

4. 4

   Unresolved; not settled or finished.

   I have several outstanding tasks on my to-do list.

   Are there any outstanding issues that need to be addressed?

5. 5

   Owed as a debt.

   You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately.

   The distribution of the capital shall in the case of each loan be based on the capital amount outstanding at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty.

Forms

comparative

more outstanding

superlative

most outstanding