eminently

English

WOTD – 12 May 2006

Etymology

From eminent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɪnəntli/

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Adverb

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.

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

     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.

   • 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “The Simpsons (Classic): "I Love Lisa"”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 September 2023:

     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.

   • 2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 September 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.

Related terms

• preeminently

 

Translations

in an eminent manner

• Catalan: eminentment (ca)
• French: éminemment (fr)
• German: besonders (de)
• Middle English: choisly
• Portuguese: eminentemente (pt)
• Spanish: sumamente (es), eminentemente (es)

to a great degree

• Bulgarian: крайно (bg) (krajno)
• Catalan: eminentment (ca)
• French: parfaitement (fr), éminemment (fr)
• German: besonders (de)
• Greek: εξόχως (el) (exóchos)
• Middle English: choisly
• Portuguese: notavelmente (pt)
• Spanish: sumamente (es), eminentemente (es)
• Ukrainian: надзвичайно (nadzvyčajno)