See Also: excellent(dictionary)
pre-excellent(dictionary)
excellent(dictionary)
Excellent Vegetarian Chili(recipes)

prowess (oh) and excellent (iou)


prowess (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: prouesse, from prou; PROUD]
formal great skill at doing something
::his physical prowess
::military prowess

excellent (iou)



excellent adjective, adverb, & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin excellent- pres. ppl stem of excellere: see EXCEL, -ENT.]
A. adjective.
That excels in some respect (either good or bad); (of a quality) existing in a greater degree; outstanding, supreme. Now rare or obsolete exc. as in sense 3. LME.
Henry More The excellent usefulness of the Horse. D. Hume Elizabeth..was an excellent hypocrite.
Excelling in rank or dignity; exalted, highly honourable. LME-E18.
Bible (AV): Psalms 148:13 Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for his Name alone is excellent.
Pre-eminent; extremely good. E17.
M. Innes Folk with intelligences ranging from moderate through good to excellent. G. Greene The Opera Society had given an excellent rendering of Patience.
B. adverb. Excellently. LME-M18.
C. noun.
In pl. Excellences. rare. L15.
the excellent, (collect. pl.) excellent people. E17.
excellently adverb in an excellent manner or degree, extremely well LME.