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
5 October 2024
(noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
