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Excellent ˈeksələnt Speaks Adjective Bre Meal Service Bike

Word excellent
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈeksələnt / NAmE / ˈeksələnt /
Example
  • an excellent meal
  • excellent service
  • at $300 the bike is excellent value.
  • she speaks excellent french.
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excellent

(adjective)BrE / ˈeksələnt / NAmE / ˈeksələnt /
  1. extremely good
    • an excellent meal
    • excellent service
    • At $300 the bike is excellent value.
    • She speaks excellent French.
    • It was absolutely excellent.
    • The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night.
    • He speaks excellent English.
    • You can all come? Excellent!
    • an outstanding achievement
    • Conditions were perfect for walking.
    • She came up with the perfect excuse.
    • The facilities at the hotel are superb.
  2. used to show that you are very pleased about something or that you approve of something
    • You can all come? Excellent!

    Extra Examples

    • In an otherwise excellent issue about global warming, I found Jeremy Creed’s article very unconvincing.
    • In an otherwise excellent issue, I found Creed’s article very unconvincing.
    • The meals are generally excellent.
    • The performances and recordings are uniformly excellent.
    • The school is considered excellent.
    • These potatoes are excellent for baking.
    • ‘You can all come?’‘ Excellent!’
    • He speaks excellent English.
    • She made one factual error in her otherwise excellent article.
    • The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night.
    • You can get an excellent view of the town from the balcony.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the general sense ‘outstanding’ in either a good or bad way): from Old French, from Latin excellent- ‘being pre-eminent’, from excellere ‘surpass’, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’. The current appreciatory sense dates from the early 17th cent.
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