out·stand·ing 
/aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ adjective
/aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ adjective 1 [more outstanding; most outstanding] : extremely good or excellent
▪ Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students/teachers/athletes/performers. ▪ You did an outstanding job on the project. ▪ the outstanding quality of your work ▪ a wine that is outstanding in quality ▪ As a president, he was outstanding in many ways. ▪ Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots. ▪ The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style. 2 [more outstanding; most outstanding] : easy to notice especially because of being important or very good
▪ There are some outstanding [=conspicuous] exceptions to this rule. ▪ Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish. 3 : not yet paid
▪ outstanding [=unpaid] bills ▪ She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car. ▪ He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account. 4 : continuing to exist
▪ It remains one of the long outstanding [=unresolved] problems in mathematics. ▪ There are several outstanding issues between the two countries.
▪ Tonight we will honor the school's most outstanding students/teachers/athletes/performers. ▪ You did an outstanding job on the project. ▪ the outstanding quality of your work ▪ a wine that is outstanding in quality ▪ As a president, he was outstanding in many ways. ▪ Her novels are outstanding for their complex characters and interesting plots. ▪ The painting is an outstanding example of the artist's style.
▪ There are some outstanding [=conspicuous] exceptions to this rule. ▪ Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
▪ outstanding [=unpaid] bills ▪ She had several outstanding parking tickets in her car. ▪ He left a balance of 50 dollars outstanding on his account.
▪ It remains one of the long outstanding [=unresolved] problems in mathematics. ▪ There are several outstanding issues between the two countries.
— out·stand·ing·ly adverb [more outstandingly; most outstandingly]
▪ an outstandingly fine example of his work ▪ He played outstandingly.
▪ an outstandingly fine example of his work ▪ He played outstandingly.
