excellent

Etymology

From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.

adj

1. Having excelled, having surpassed.
2. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
3. Exceptionally good of its kind.
   Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist
   Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation of their history exam.
4. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
   1754–1762, David Hume, The History of England Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite

adv

1. (obsolete) Excellently.
   Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […]. , New York Review Books 2001, p.287