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