(a.) Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the
sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior;
as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song,
etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.
(a.) Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral
quality; -- used with words of a bad significance.
(adv.) Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.
