excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid, ripping
(adjective) very good; of the highest quality; “made an excellent speech”; “he was a splendid teacher”; “a first-class mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
excellent (comparative excellenter or more excellent, superlative excellentest or most excellent)
Having excelled, having surpassed.
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Exceptionally good of its kind.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
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excellent (comparative more excellent, superlative most excellent)
(obsolete) Excellently.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"cel*lent, a. Etym: [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.
Ex"cel*lent, adv.
Definition: Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
