supereminent
adjective
of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
supereminently
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a word derived from
supereminent.
Example Sentences
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It has the effect of constituting the united terms “one subsisting being,” and therefore has supereminently, if not formally, the effect of a “substantial union”.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey
For in all new discoveries, there is no other thing appears but this, that that which the soul is seeking is supereminently unknown, and still further from knowledge than ever it conceived it to be.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
As to Darwin’s place in literature, that is due supereminently to his thoughts.
From Life of Charles Darwin by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany
Nothing can be more certain, than that his services were supereminently beneficial; and, that the period was not yet arrived for their being duly acknowledged.
From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 by James Harrison
The participants were composed of the "best classes;" therefore, by all logic it was a scene supereminently sane, respectable and legitimate; the police, worthy defenders of the peace, treated it all with an awed respect.
From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers
