adjective
Other Word Forms
- excellently adverb
- superexcellent adjective
- superexcellently adverb
- unexcellent adjective
- unexcellently adverb
Etymology
Origin of excellent
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin excellent-, stem of excellēns, present participle of excellere excel
Example Sentences
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Ideal candidates have excellent credit, a big budget and the discipline to pay off balances each month, consultants say.
"He will be an excellent leader for this organisation," Grandi said, adding though that he had warned Salih: "It will be tough".
From Barron's
To succeed, you must have an excellent, or at least wildly competent, signal-caller under center.
And Alan Turner, chairman of Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure services committee, said the "excellent" project had already seen organisations and schools interested in training and placement opportunities.
From BBC
But I thought the communication tonight was excellent, particularly on the defensive end.”
From Los Angeles Times
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