Thesaurus: excellent

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1. a. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.
2. a. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance.
3. adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.
4. adj. very good; of the highest quality
5. 1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action. To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair. Milton. 2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." Hume. Their sorrows are most excellent. Beau. & Fl. Syn. -- Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." Shak.
6. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes offwell and excellent." Shak.
7. j:100 s. very good; of the highest quality