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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, adv Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] ``This comes off well and excellent.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: excellent adj : of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: {first-class}]
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