excellentadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈɛksələnt/,

/ˈɛksəln̩t/,

/ˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈɛks(ə)lənt/

Forms: Middle English excelent(e, exellent, exilent, Middle English–1500s excellente, 1500s exelent (plural excellentes), Middle English– excellent.

Etymology: < French excellent, < Latin excellent-em , present participle of excellĕre to excel v.

A. adj.

I. That excels.

1. Of a person or thing: That excels or surpasses in any respect; preëminent, superior, supreme. Of qualities: Existing in a greater, or an exceptionally great, degree.

†a. in favourable sense. Obsolete merged in sense A. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective]

excellentc1384

transcending1528

surpassingc1580

excellinga1586

overmatching1590

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

outdoing1679

outvying1757

outbidding1830

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

topgallant1613

lovely1614

soaringa1616

twanging1616

preclarent1623

primea1637

prestantious1638

splendid1644

sterling1647

licking1648

spankinga1666

rattling1690

tearing1693

famous1695

capital1713

yrare1737

pure and —1742

daisy1757

immense1762

elegant1764

super-extra1774

trimming1778

grand1781

gallows1789

budgeree1793

crack1793

dandy1794

first rate1799

smick-smack1802

severe1805

neat1806

swell1810

stamming1814

divine1818

great1818

slap-up1823

slapping1825

high-grade1826

supernacular1828

heavenly1831

jam-up1832

slick1833

rip-roaring1834

boss1836

lummy1838

flash1840

slap1840

tall1840

high-graded1841

awful1843

way up1843

exalting1844

hot1845

ripsnorting1846

clipping1848

stupendous1848

stunning1849

raving1850

shrewd1851

jammy1853

slashing1854

rip-staving1856

ripping1858

screaming1859

up to dick1863

nifty1865

premier cru1866

slap-bang1866

clinking1868

marvellous1868

rorty1868

terrific1871

spiffing1872

all wool and a yard wide1882

gorgeous1883

nailing1883

stellar1883

gaudy1884

fizzing1885

réussi1885

ding-dong1887

jim-dandy1888

extra-special1889

yum-yum1890

out of sight1891

outasight1893

smooth1893

corking1895

large1895

super1895

hot dog1896

to die for1898

yummy1899

deevy1900

peachy1900

hi1901

v.g.1901

v.h.c.1901

divvy1903

doozy1903

game ball1905

goodo1905

bosker1906

crackerjack1910

smashinga1911

jake1914

keen1914

posh1914

bobby-dazzling1915

juicy1916

pie on1916

jakeloo1919

snodger1919

whizz-bang1920

wicked1920

four-star1921

wow1921

Rolls-Royce1922

whizz-bang1922

wizard1922

barry1923

nummy1923

ripe1923

shrieking1926

crazy1927

righteous1930

marvy1932

cool1933

plenty1933

brahmaa1935

smoking1934

solid1935

mellow1936

groovy1937

tough1937

bottler1938

fantastic1938

readyc1938

ridge1938

super-duper1938

extraordinaire1940

rumpty1940

sharp1940

dodger1941

grouse1941

perfecto1941

pipperoo1945

real gone1946

bosting1947

supersonic1947

whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

belting1956

magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

rad1976

kif1978

awesome1979

death1979

killer1979

fly1980

shiok1980

stonking1980

brill1981

dope1981

to die1982

mint1982

epic1983

kicking1983

fabbo1984

mega1985

ill1986

posho1989

pukka1991

lovely jubbly1992

awesomesauce2001

nang2002

bess2006

amazeballs2009

boasty2009

daebak2009

beaut2013

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xii. 31 Sue ȝe the bettere gostli ȝyftis. And ȝit I schewe to ȝou a more excellent weye.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 341 Plato was most excellent among Socrates [his] disciples.

c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 17 The excellent beute was so greet that..Adrian..fille doun before hem wyth greet drede.

1539 C. Tunstall Serm. Palme Sondaye (1823) 52 John the Euangelist most excellent in innocency.

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. aj The excellente artificers Ooliab and Beselchel.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxi. f. 156 They [sc. the stars] are darkened by the excellent brightnesse of the Sunne.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. i. 115 He that employeth his wit to many sciences, commonly cannot be excellent in any.

1610 A. Cooke Pope Joane in Harl. Misc. (1809) IV. 20 St. Andrew's Church at Bourdeaux, one of the excellentest Churches in all France.

1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) 62 The excellent usefulness of the Horse.

1744 J. Harris Three Treat. ii. i. 55 To consider..which upon the whole, is more excellent than the other two.

†b. in bad or neutral sense. Obsolete or archaic.

ΚΠ

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 7 A verie excellent peece of villanie.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 113 This is the excellent foppery of the world.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. i. 42 Excellent fals~ hood.

1629 G. Chapman tr. Juvenal Fifth Satyre in Iustification Nero 23 Nor any excellentest Zany can, More then a weeping-gut, [L. plorante gula] delight a man.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. §15. 160 Crucifixion was an excellent pain, sharp and passionate.

1759 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1805) V. xlii. 305 Elizabeth..was an excellent hypocrite.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Julian & Maddalo in Posthumous Poems (1824) 13 Those absurd deceits..carry thro' The excellent impostors of this earth.

†2.

a. Excelling in rank or dignity; exalted, highly honourable. In heraldic use, a formal epithet indicating a rank higher than that denoted by ‘noble’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank

higheOE

stern of slatec1300

greatc1325

differentc1384

excellentc1400

haught1470

upper1477

elevate?1504

of sort1606

sublime1606

eminenta1616

exalted1623

elevated1665

uppish1797

ranking1847

high-up1848

high-ranking1850

superimposed1861

salt1868

top-ranking1936

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxiv. 109 He es halden þe maste excellent emperour of þe werld.

c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 17 Than oon þat was more excellent þan anoþer spake first.

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A j a It is shewyd..of rigalities wiche ben noble and wich ben excellent.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. i. 4 He hath by inheritaunce obteyned an excellenter name than haue they.

1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 251 He would..aduance these Creatures [Bread and Wine] to a much excellenter condition.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxlviii. 13 Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for his Name alone is excellent [margin. exalted] .

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (ii. 1) i. 116 God sent..his Son, more excellent than the excellentest meer creature.

1706 A. de Moivre in Miscellanea Curiosa (Royal Soc.) II. 158 That Excellent Person thinks this Series not to be General enough.

†b. As a title of address. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1611 Bible (King James) Luke i. 3 To write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena Authors Ep. Ded. sig. (b2) To the most Illustrious and right Excellent..The Lord Duke of Richmond.

1634 J. Ford Chron. Hist. Perkin Warbeck v. sig. I3 My Commission, extends no further (excellentest Ladie) Then to a service.

†c. Assuming superiority, haughty, ‘superior’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

c1450 ABC of Aristotle (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 11 [Don't be] To elenge, ne to excellent, ne to eernesful neiþer.

a. (The current sense; originally a contextual use of 1.) Used as an emphatic expression of praise or approval, whether of persons, things, or actions: Extremely good.

ΚΠ

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 177 Here's an excellent place, here wee may see most brauely.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 69 Fore God an excellent song.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 55 in Sylva The..felicity of an excellent Gard'ner.

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 12 The Dung of Pigeons and Poultry..is excellent for the Fig-Tree.

1700 J. Dryden Fables Ded. Sig. B I have enjoy'd the Patronage of your Family, from the time of your excellent Grandfather.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 247 A most excellent Drink in bilious Fevers.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 790 Some minds..taste Of what is excellent in man.

1833 C. Lamb Wedding in Last Ess. Elia 205 I rattled off some of my most excellent absurdities.

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. vii. 137 Are you sure these excellent friends of yours have gone on?

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 325 Colin Macdonald of Keppoch, an excellent specimen of the genuine Highland Jacobite.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 124 The snow was in excellent order.

absolute.1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xvi. 3 My goodnes extendeth..to the Saints..and to the excellent.1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 220 Hast thou not known, the excellent of the earth, who were living images of their Maker?1821 Hist. Geo. Desmond 85 I did not fail to count myself among the excellent of the earth.

†b. as n. in plural. Excellencies. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > an excellence > collectively

excellent1502

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. xvii. sig. n.iii Honour, glorye..and all other excellentes and perfeccyons.

II. As present participle. [compare -ent suffix] .

4. Excelling.

ΚΠ

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. vii. 15 Tat Prynce excellent in vysdwme All Pryncis of þe Crystyndwme.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1110 Some lusty lady, þat of pulcritude Were excellent al othir.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. vii. 30 Eneas..excellent all the lave.

†B. adv. = excellently adv. Obsolete.

a. With verbs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb]

fairlyOE

goodlyc1275

finec1330

properlyc1390

daintily?a1400

thrivinglya1400

goodlily?1457

excellent1483

excellently1527

excellently1529

curiously1548

jollilyc1563

admirably1570

beautifully1570

singularly1576

bravelyc1600

famouslya1616

manlya1616

primely1622

prime1648

eximiously1650

topping1683

egregiously1693

purely1695

trimmingly1719

toppinglya1739

surprisingly1749

capitally1750

brawly1796

jellily18..

stammingly1814

divinely1822

stunningly1823

rippingly1828

jam up1835

out of sight1835

first-rately1843

first rate1844

like a charm1845

stunning1851

marvellously1859

magnificently1868

first class1871

splendidly1883

sterlingly1883

tip-top1888

like one o'clock1901

deevily1905

goodo1907

dandy1908

bonzer1914

great1916

juicily1916

corkingly1917

champion1925

unbeatably1928

snodger1946

beaut1953

smashingly1956

groovily1970

awesome1984

1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton B j Alexander..to Socrates made reuerence ryght excellente and publykely.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 29 Pain. 'Tis a good Peece. Poet. So 'tis, this comes off well, and excellent .

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xvi. 109 Here it doth most excellent.

b. With adjectives and participial adjectives; with the latter often hyphenated.

ΚΠ

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xlvi. 54 It [sc. Blessed Thistle] is excellent good against any kinde of feuer.

1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. Y2 A number of excellent penned discourses.

1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 24 Your excellent-built Vessel.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 356 Wine..they have excellent good.

c. With adverbs well, ill.

ΚΠ

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. M Ligh. Was it not brauelie done? Gurn. Excellent well.

1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares iv. sig. H4^v How excellent ill this humour suites our habite?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 109 Excellent well.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 116 They..doubted not of doing excellent well.

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单词	excellent
释义	excellentadj.adv. Brit. /ˈɛksələnt/, /ˈɛksəln̩t/, /ˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈɛks(ə)lənt/ Forms: Middle English excelent(e, exellent, exilent, Middle English–1500s excellente, 1500s exelent (plural excellentes), Middle English– excellent. Etymology: < French excellent, < Latin excellent-em , present participle of excellĕre to excel v. A. adj. I. That excels. 1. Of a person or thing: That excels or surpasses in any respect; preëminent, superior, supreme. Of qualities: Existing in a greater, or an exceptionally great, degree. †a. in favourable sense. Obsolete merged in sense A. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [adjective] excellentc1384 transcending1528 surpassingc1580 excellinga1586 overmatching1590 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 outdoing1679 outvying1757 outbidding1830 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Cor. xii. 31 Sue ȝe the bettere gostli ȝyftis. And ȝit I schewe to ȝou a more excellent weye. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 341 Plato was most excellent among Socrates [his] disciples. c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 17 The excellent beute was so greet that..Adrian..fille doun before hem wyth greet drede. 1539 C. Tunstall Serm. Palme Sondaye (1823) 52 John the Euangelist most excellent in innocency. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. aj The excellente artificers Ooliab and Beselchel. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xxi. f. 156 They [sc. the stars] are darkened by the excellent brightnesse of the Sunne. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iv. i. 115 He that employeth his wit to many sciences, commonly cannot be excellent in any. 1610 A. Cooke Pope Joane in Harl. Misc. (1809) IV. 20 St. Andrew's Church at Bourdeaux, one of the excellentest Churches in all France. 1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1712) 62 The excellent usefulness of the Horse. 1744 J. Harris Three Treat. ii. i. 55 To consider..which upon the whole, is more excellent than the other two. †b. in bad or neutral sense. Obsolete or archaic. ΚΠ 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. iii. 7 A verie excellent peece of villanie. View more context for this quotation 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 113 This is the excellent foppery of the world. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. i. 42 Excellent fals~ hood. View more context for this quotation 1629 G. Chapman tr. Juvenal Fifth Satyre in Iustification Nero 23 Nor any excellentest Zany can, More then a weeping-gut, [L. plorante gula] delight a man. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. §15. 160 Crucifixion was an excellent pain, sharp and passionate. 1759 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1805) V. xlii. 305 Elizabeth..was an excellent hypocrite. a1822 P. B. Shelley Julian & Maddalo in Posthumous Poems (1824) 13 Those absurd deceits..carry thro' The excellent impostors of this earth. †2. a. Excelling in rank or dignity; exalted, highly honourable. In heraldic use, a formal epithet indicating a rank higher than that denoted by ‘noble’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxiv. 109 He es halden þe maste excellent emperour of þe werld. c1430 Life St. Kath. (1884) 17 Than oon þat was more excellent þan anoþer spake first. 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A j a It is shewyd..of rigalities wiche ben noble and wich ben excellent. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Heb. i. 4 He hath by inheritaunce obteyned an excellenter name than haue they. 1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 251 He would..aduance these Creatures [Bread and Wine] to a much excellenter condition. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxlviii. 13 Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for his Name alone is excellent [margin. exalted] . View more context for this quotation 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (ii. 1) i. 116 God sent..his Son, more excellent than the excellentest meer creature. 1706 A. de Moivre in Miscellanea Curiosa (Royal Soc.) II. 158 That Excellent Person thinks this Series not to be General enough. †b. As a title of address. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1611 Bible (King James) Luke i. 3 To write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus. View more context for this quotation 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena Authors Ep. Ded. sig. (b2) To the most Illustrious and right Excellent..The Lord Duke of Richmond. 1634 J. Ford Chron. Hist. Perkin Warbeck v. sig. I3 My Commission, extends no further (excellentest Ladie) Then to a service. †c. Assuming superiority, haughty, ‘superior’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 c1450 ABC of Aristotle (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 11 [Don't be] To elenge, ne to excellent, ne to eernesful neiþer. 3. a. (The current sense; originally a contextual use of 1.) Used as an emphatic expression of praise or approval, whether of persons, things, or actions: Extremely good. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 177 Here's an excellent place, here wee may see most brauely. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 69 Fore God an excellent song. View more context for this quotation 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 55 in Sylva The..felicity of an excellent Gard'ner. 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 12 The Dung of Pigeons and Poultry..is excellent for the Fig-Tree. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Ded. Sig. B I have enjoy'd the Patronage of your Family, from the time of your excellent Grandfather. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 247 A most excellent Drink in bilious Fevers. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 790 Some minds..taste Of what is excellent in man. 1833 C. Lamb Wedding in Last Ess. Elia 205 I rattled off some of my most excellent absurdities. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. vii. 137 Are you sure these excellent friends of yours have gone on? 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 325 Colin Macdonald of Keppoch, an excellent specimen of the genuine Highland Jacobite. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 124 The snow was in excellent order. absolute.1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xvi. 3 My goodnes extendeth..to the Saints..and to the excellent.1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 220 Hast thou not known, the excellent of the earth, who were living images of their Maker?1821 Hist. Geo. Desmond 85 I did not fail to count myself among the excellent of the earth. †b. as n. in plural. Excellencies. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > an excellence > collectively excellent1502 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. xvii. sig. n.iii Honour, glorye..and all other excellentes and perfeccyons. II. As present participle. [compare -ent suffix] . 4. Excelling. ΚΠ c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. vii. 15 Tat Prynce excellent in vysdwme All Pryncis of þe Crystyndwme. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1110 Some lusty lady, þat of pulcritude Were excellent al othir. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. vii. 30 Eneas..excellent all the lave. †B. adv. = excellently adv. Obsolete. a. With verbs. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] fairlyOE goodlyc1275 finec1330 properlyc1390 daintily?a1400 thrivinglya1400 goodlily?1457 excellent1483 excellently1527 excellently1529 curiously1548 jollilyc1563 admirably1570 beautifully1570 singularly1576 bravelyc1600 famouslya1616 manlya1616 primely1622 prime1648 eximiously1650 topping1683 egregiously1693 purely1695 trimmingly1719 toppinglya1739 surprisingly1749 capitally1750 brawly1796 jellily18.. stammingly1814 divinely1822 stunningly1823 rippingly1828 jam up1835 out of sight1835 first-rately1843 first rate1844 like a charm1845 stunning1851 marvellously1859 magnificently1868 first class1871 splendidly1883 sterlingly1883 tip-top1888 like one o'clock1901 deevily1905 goodo1907 dandy1908 bonzer1914 great1916 juicily1916 corkingly1917 champion1925 unbeatably1928 snodger1946 beaut1953 smashingly1956 groovily1970 awesome1984 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton B j Alexander..to Socrates made reuerence ryght excellente and publykely. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 29 Pain. 'Tis a good Peece. Poet. So 'tis, this comes off well, and excellent . View more context for this quotation 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xvi. 109 Here it doth most excellent. b. With adjectives and participial adjectives; with the latter often hyphenated. ΚΠ 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xlvi. 54 It [sc. Blessed Thistle] is excellent good against any kinde of feuer. 1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. Y2 A number of excellent penned discourses. 1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 24 Your excellent-built Vessel. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 356 Wine..they have excellent good. c. With adverbs well, ill. ΚΠ a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. M Ligh. Was it not brauelie done? Gurn. Excellent well. 1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares iv. sig. H4^v How excellent ill this humour suites our habite? a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 109 Excellent well. View more context for this quotation 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 116 They..doubted not of doing excellent well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1384
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