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excellent

[ ek-suh-luhnt ]
/ ˈɛk sə lənt /
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adjective

possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.
Archaic. extraordinary; superior.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. exceeding,
  2. exceedingly,
  3. excel,
  4. excellence,
  5. excellency,
  6. excelsior,
  7. excelsior springs,
  8. excementosis,
  9. except,
  10. except for

Origin of excellent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin excellent- (stem of excellēns), present participle of excellere to excel; see -ent
ANTONYMS FOR excellent
1. inferior.
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British Dictionary definitions for excellently

excellent

/ (ˈɛksələnt) /

adjective

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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