excellent

Adjective
Synonyms: first-classfantabuloussplendid

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. very good;of the highest quality“made an excellent speech”“the school has excellent teachers”“a first-class mind”Synonyms: first-classfantabuloussplendid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]

To love . . . What I see excellent in good or fair.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." --Hume. [1913 Webster]

Their sorrows are most excellent.— Beau. & Fl.

Syn: Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy. [1913 Webster]

Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off well and excellent." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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