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eximious

[ eg-zim-ee-uhs ]

adjective

, Obsolete.
  1. distinguished; eminent; excellent.


eximious

/ ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs /

adjective

  1. rare.
    select and distinguished; eminent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • exˈimiously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·imi·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eximious1

1540–50; < Latin eximius select, distinguished, excellent (derivative of eximere to take out, remove), equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + -im- (combining form of emere to take) + -ius -ious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eximious1

C16: from Latin eximius, from eximere to take out, from emere to purchase
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Example Sentences

Oh, ye wigs, and eximious wig-blocks, called right-honorable!

But generally the instances of eximious virtue are what Montaigne delights to honour.

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