excellent

[ex·cel·lent]

Something excellent is very good, great, or high quality: this is one of the best compliments around.

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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.

Adjective S.
of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"


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.

a.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance.

adv.
Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.


Excellent

Ex"cel*lent , a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.] 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.
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.
Syn. -- Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy.

Excellent

Ex"cel*lent, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." Shak.

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.

Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.

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Usage Examples

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.

I love to cook. My dad's a really excellent cook and his style is: Look in the fridge and make whatever there is with whatever ingredients you have and I like cooking like that, too.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

Excellent education and an excellent environment are two hallmarks of our state. How we treat our environment is connected to so many other opportunities in Maine.

Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.

I always made my food congenial to my constitution, and my health was always excellent.

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Other Usage Examples

An excellent man he has no enemies and none of his friends like him.

Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must - must - redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent healthcare is by definition re-distributional.

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.

I despair of ever writing excellent poetry.

Mr. Geithner is an excellent minister. We have a good personal relationship.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

I think women are excellent social critics.

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