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EXCELLENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very good; of the highest quality
Example:
a first-class mind
Synonyms:
excellent; fantabulous; first-class; ripping; splendid
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Derivation:
excel (distinguish oneself)
excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
excellency (an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels)
Context examples:
“What an excellent father you have, girls!” said she, when the door was shut.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Heart surgery has risks, even though its results often are excellent.
(Heart Surgery, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The risk of local lymph node metastasis is insignificant and the prognosis is excellent.
(Early Invasive Cervical Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Current therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma has resulted in an excellent outcome and cure for the majority of patients.
(Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to providing patient-focused care in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
(Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Yes, the local evening paper has an excellent account in its last edition.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This is a localized form of pagetoid reticulosis with an excellent prognosis. —2003
(Localized Pagetoid Reticulosis, NCI Thesaurus)
General Tilney was not less sanguine, having already waited on her excellent friends in Pulteney Street, and obtained their sanction of his wishes.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
It provides particularly excellent preservation of nuclei and chromosomes.
(Bouin's Fixative, NCI Thesaurus)
C 11 AMT is not incorporated into proteins, nor are metabolites released into the blood pool, making C 11 AMT an excellent tracer for serotonin synthesis in vivo.
(Carbon C 11 Alpha-methyltryptophan, NCI Thesaurus)
