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ex·cel·lent
(ĕk′sə-lənt)adj.
1. Of the highest or finest quality; exceptionally good for its kind: enjoyed an excellent meal at the restaurant.
2. Archaic Being so to an extreme degree.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excellēns, excellent-, present participle of excellere, to excel; see excel.]
ex′cel·lent·ly adv.
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excellent
(ˈɛksələnt)adj
exceptionally good; extremely meritorious; superior
ˈexcellently adv
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ex•cel•lent
(ˈɛk sə lənt)adj.
possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin excellent-, s. of excellēns, present participle of excellere to excel]
ex′cel•lent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | excellent - very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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excellent
adjective outstanding, good, great, fine, prime, capital, noted, choice, champion, cool (informal), select, brilliant, very good, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), mean (slang), superb, distinguished, fantastic, magnificent, superior, sterling, worthy, first-class, marvellous, exceptional, terrific, splendid, notable, mega (slang), topping (Brit. slang), sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, exquisite, admirable, exemplary, wicked (slang), first-rate, def (slang), superlative, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), pre-eminent, meritorious, estimable, tiptop, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), the dog's bollocks (taboo slang), jim-dandy (slang), A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) We complimented her on doing an excellent job.
bad, poor, terrible, dreadful, rotten (informal), inferior, faulty, incompetent, lousy (slang), mediocre, second-class, imperfect, unskilled, second-rate, abysmal, substandard, no great shakes (informal), inexpert, piss-poor (slang) half-pie (N.Z. informal)
bad, poor, terrible, dreadful, rotten (informal), inferior, faulty, incompetent, lousy (slang), mediocre, second-class, imperfect, unskilled, second-rate, abysmal, substandard, no great shakes (informal), inexpert, piss-poor (slang) half-pie (N.Z. informal)
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excel
(ikˈsel) – past tense, past participle exˈcelled – verb1. to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity). He excelled in mathematics / at football.aventajar, superar
2. to be better than. She excels them all at swimming.destacar, sobresalir
ˈexcellence (ˈek-) noun unusual goodness or worth. this man's excellence as a teacher.excelencia
ˈExcellency (ˈek-) – plural ˈExcellencies – noun (with His, ~Your etc) a title of honour, used eg for ambassadors. His/Your Excellency; Their Excellencies. Excelencia
ˈexcellent (ˈek-) adjective unusually good. an excellent plan.excelente
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excellent
a. excelente, óptimo-a.
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