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From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing.

Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
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.
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;...
Unresolved; not settled or finished. I have several outstanding tasks on my to-do list.
Owed as a debt. You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately.