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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The jobbers, contractors, lobbyists, etc., here could perhaps carry the prize even over the supereminently infamous jobbers, etc., during the Directoire.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
The debate on the repeal of the Union was more remarkable for the length than the excellence of the speeches, except Spring Rice’s, which was both long and good, and Peel’s, the latter supereminently so.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Charles Greville
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
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
It is supereminently dangerous for one to form a mean estimate of one’s work, unless it be work of a nature very low and menial indeed.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by John Davidson
