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excellent

[ek-suh-luhnt]
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adjective
  1. possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.
  2. Archaic. extraordinary; superior.

Origin of excellent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin excellent- (stem of excellēns), present participle of excellere to excel; see -ent
Related formsex·cel·lent·ly, adverbsu·per·ex·cel·lent, adjectivesu·per·ex·cel·lent·ly, adverbun·ex·cel·lent, adjectiveun·ex·cel·lent·ly, adverb

Synonyms for excellent

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1. worthy, estimable, choice, fine, first-rate, prime, admirable.

Antonyms for excellent

1. inferior.
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Related Words for excellently

splendidly, magnificently, famously, fine, incomparably, marvelously, nobly, notably, perfectly, swimmingly, well, wonderfully, remarkably, admirably, distinctively, divinely, exquisitely, flawlessly, ingeniously, masterfully

Examples from the Web for excellently

Historical Examples of excellently

  • He has been excellently received, and is "perpetualy imploy'd."

  • "These will do excellently for lighting our morning camp fire," he said.

  • The opera did very poor business, and we did not do excellently either.

    My Double Life

    Sarah Bernhardt

  • "Oh, that will do excellently," said Lady Cecily, all smiles again.

    Changing Winds

    St. John G. Ervine

  • On the bridegroom's part it was excellently acted; yet it came too late to be convincing.

    The Lion's Skin

    Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for excellently

excellent

adjective
  1. exceptionally good; extremely meritorious; superior
Derived Formsexcellently, adverb
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Word Origin and History for excellently

excellent

adj.

mid-14c., from Old French excellent "outstanding, excellent," from Latin excellentem (nominative excellens), present participle of excellere (see excel).

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