excellent
very good; of the highest quality
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,231 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,759 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- very good; of the highest quality also: first-class, fantabulous, splendid, ripping made an excellent speechhe was a splendid teacher
excellent in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At present the Cliques have made, most excellent provisions.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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I also shot a large fowl, which proved excellent meat.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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So far so good: everything excellent and abundant in its way.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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That nobleman bowl booty? faith, his cheek Hath a most excellent bias: it would fain Jump with my mistress.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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He put his money into a pair of red curtains, and one excellent photogravure of Landseer's "Children of the Mist."
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1