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eximious

[ eg-zim-ee-uhs ]

adjective

Obsolete.
  1. distinguished; eminent; excellent.


eximious

/ ɛɡˈ³úɪ³¾ÉªÉ™²õ /

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

  • ±ð³æˈ¾±³¾¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æ·¾±³¾î€ƒi·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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

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Eximious, eg-zim′i-us, adj. excellent, distinguished.

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Neil MacGregor, the BM's eximious director and presenter of Radio 4's "History of the World in One Hundred Objects" , accurately stated that "this exhibition is a fantastic example of collaboration between the British Museum and its partners across the UK."

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

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When we came to the guns," says the eximious Hajji Baba, "by my beard, existence fled from our heads!

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Dr. Henry More would have styled old Demdike "An eximious example of Moses, his Mecassephah, the word which he uses in that law,—Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."

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