eminently en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English eminent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English eminently From eminent + -ly.
Meanings
- In an eminent or prominent manner.
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To a great degree; notably; highly.
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:Everyone supported the nominee because she was eminently qualified.
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.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more eminently | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most eminently | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (18)
uk надзвичайно (to a great degree) · fr éminemment (in an eminent manner) · el εξόχως (to a great degree) · es eminentemente (to a great degree) · de besonders (in an eminent manner) · ca eminentment (in an eminent manner) · ca eminentment (to a great degree) · fr éminemment (to a great degree) · pt notavelmente (to a great degree) · pt eminentemente (in an eminent manner) · bg крайно (to a great degree) · es eminentemente (in an eminent manner) · de besonders (to a great degree) · fr parfaitement (to a great degree) · es sumamente (to a great degree) · enm choisly (in an eminent manner) · enm choisly (to a great degree) · es sumamente (in an eminent manner)