- 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. Source: opted
- 2. a. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. Source: opted
- 3. adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. Source: opted
- 4. adj. very good; of the highest quality Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 6. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes offwell and excellent." Shak. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 s. very good; of the highest quality Source: ecdict
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