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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“Our school has an excellent peer-tutoring program,” the counselor bragged.
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But he’d actually gotten excellent grades in French.
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He’d written a mediocre poem but had performed like a trained actor, which made his mediocre poem sound excellent.
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But the sandwiches were excellent, on thick fresh bread, and the view outside the car grew greener every minute.
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If that drove them apart, then I thought maybe my excellent grades could bring them back together.
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