eminently

E1M3I1N1E1N1T1L1Y4
/ˈɛmɪnəntli/

adverb

In an eminent or prominent manner.

“Everyone supported the nominee because she was eminently qualified.”

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

adverbeminently (comparative more eminently, superlative most eminently)

comparative more eminently · superlative most eminently

  1. In an eminent or prominent manner.
  2. To a great degree; notably; highly.

    Everyone supported the nominee because she was eminently qualified.

    3 more examples

    Here Mr. Bandparts at once proceeded to put the position as between master and pupil on an eminently sound footing, clearly exulting in this opportunity of exercising some baritone oratory that had suffered a period of disuse.

    Redheap

    1930, Norman Lindsay, chapter 4, in Every Mother’s Son [Redheap], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, →OCLC, section III, page 82

    So while Ralph generally seems to inhabit a different, more glorious and joyful universe than everyone else here his yearning and heartbreak are eminently relateable.

    2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “The Simpsons (Classic): "I Love Lisa"”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2023

    There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.

    2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Englisheminent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englisheminently

From eminent + -ly.

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Translations

Bulgarian крайно
  • крайно (krajno)to a great degree
Catalan eminentment, eminentment
  • eminentmentin an eminent manner
  • eminentmentto a great degree
French éminemment, parfaitement
  • éminemmentin an eminent manner
  • parfaitementto a great degree
  • éminemmentto a great degree
German besonders, besonders
  • besondersin an eminent manner
  • besondersto a great degree
Greek εξόχως
  • εξόχως (exóchos)to a great degree
Portuguese eminentemente, notavelmente
  • eminentementein an eminent manner
  • notavelmenteto a great degree
Spanish sumamente, eminentemente
  • sumamentein an eminent manner
  • eminentementein an eminent manner
  • sumamenteto a great degree
  • eminentementeto a great degree
Ukrainian надзвичайно
  • надзвичайно (nadzvyčajno)to a great degree
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