EXCELLENT

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:excellent

Antonyms

• poor

• terrible

Adverb

excellent (comparative more excellent, superlative most excellent)

(obsolete) Excellently.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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