Exceptionally or uniquely good or great; of singular excellence or eminence. Also: remarkable, extraordinary, unusual; = singular, adj. 11.

Surpassingly good, excellent; commendable; efficacious.

That excels or surpasses others; surpassingly excellent, pre-eminent.

Surpassing; excellent; pre-eminent; = passing, adj. 2. Obsolete.

Pre-eminent, exceptionally distinguished. Formerly often in phrase (my) especial friend (cf. 3). Now chiefly of feelings, qualities, or…

Surpassing, pre-eminent; outstanding; extreme. Occasionally: excessive, very numerous. Obsolete (poetic in later use).

Surpassing, excelling, exceeding. Obsolete.

Raised above or surpassing all others; supreme, utmost. Also (in weakened sense): of the highest… Of a person or material thing.

Pre-eminent, excellent; = precellent, adj.

Surpassing others in rank or excellence, or in respect of some quality; exceptionally distinguished; outstanding.

In weaker sense: More than human, excellent in a superhuman degree. Of things: Of surpassing beauty, perfection, excellence, etc.; extraordinarily…

Of pre-eminent excellence; superior to all others.

That superexcels; excellent to a high degree, or above all others; very, or more than usually, excellent.

That transcends; surpassing; supereminent; transcendent.

Superior in rank, importance, or degree. Also with to.

Of surpassing excellence. Obsolete.

That superexcels; superexcellent.

Of such consummate excellence, beauty, or perfection, as to excite intense delight or admiration. (Now the prevailing sense; in early examples a…

That surpasses what is ordinary; greatly exceeding or excelling others; of very high degree.

Highest; supreme. Now rare.

Of outstanding quality; perfect; pre-eminent. Obsolete.

Surpassing or excelling others of its kind; going beyond the ordinary limits; pre-eminent; superior or supreme; extraordinary. Also, loosely…

That is more than a match; excelling.

poetic. That cannot be adequately portrayed in words; indescribable. Obsolete.

That overtops; surmounting, surpassing.

In a superior position to, having precedence over, greater than. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

That towers over or above; (also figurative) surpassing, dominating.

Surpassing.

Of transcendent quality or nature; surpassing; excelling; exalted: = transcendent, adj. 1.

In positive or absolute sense: pre-eminent in degree, amount, or (now usually) quality or standard; high-quality, first-class, first-rate.

Rising to a lofty height; tower-like; towering; also figurative aspiring; exalted.

That wins or has won a prize in a competition or exhibition; prize-winning.

In weakened sense: supreme, outstanding, excellent.

= B.

Usually as postmodifier. Better or more than all others of the same kind; pre-eminent, supreme.

Exceedingly good, excellent.

Rising to a height (figurative); exalted; aiming high; ambitious.