excellent
ex·cel·lent
adjective
1.
- “made an excellent speech”
- “the school has excellent teachers”
- “a first-class mind”
Origin
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.
Phrases
- my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas
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