eximious

[ eg-zim-ee-uh s ]

/ ɛgˈzɪm i əs /

adjective Obsolete.

distinguished; eminent; excellent.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of eximious

1540–50; < Latin eximius select, distinguished, excellent (derivative of eximere to take out, remove), equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + -im- (combining form of emere to take) + -ius -ious

OTHER WORDS FROM eximious

ex·im·i·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby eximious

exigible, exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, eximious, exine, exist, existence, existence theorem, existent

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Example sentences from the Web for eximious

But generally the instances of eximious virtue are what Montaigne delights to honour.
Pot-Boilers|Clive Bell
Oh, ye wigs, and eximious wig-blocks, called right-honorable!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for eximious

eximious

/ (ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs) /

adjective

rare select and distinguished; eminent

Derived forms of eximious

eximiously, adverb

Word Origin for eximious

C16: from Latin eximius, from eximere to take out, from emere to purchase

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