eminently
adverb
em·i·nent·ly
ˈe-mə-nənt-lē 
: to a high degree : very
eminently worthy
an eminently sensible plan
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Eminently Has a Stand Out History
When British physician Tobias Venner wrote in 1620 of houses "somewhat eminently situated," he meant that the houses were literally located in a high place. That use has since slipped into obsolescence, as has the word's use to mean "conspicuously"—a sense that reflects its Latin root, ēminēre, which means "to stick out" or “protrude.” The figurative sense of “notably” or “very” that is prominent today was likely a new development when Venner was writing.
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of eminently in a Sentence
an applicant who is eminently qualified for the job
Recent Examples on the Web
Less a series of biographies and more a cogent analysis of the evolution of the role of first lady, this book provides an eminently readable introduction to the women who have filled this role.
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
This eminently portable manifesto makes the grandest possible case for architecture, not just as the art of putting up individual buildings, but as a tool to help people from different cultures interact.
—Curbed Editors, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2024
Now is the time for state prosecutors with jurisdiction over Trump’s outrageous crimes to step up, be counted for democracy and aggressively pursue these eminently provable cases alleging theft of classified documents and conspiracy regarding his actions on and before Jan. 6, 2021.
—Dennis C. McAndrews, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
My underfoot blister debacle, for instance, was both heinous and eminently my fault.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
This eminently portable manifesto makes the grandest possible case for architecture, not just as the art of putting up individual buildings, but as a tool to help people from different cultures interact.
—Curbed Editors, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2024
Now is the time for state prosecutors with jurisdiction over Trump’s outrageous crimes to step up, be counted for democracy and aggressively pursue these eminently provable cases alleging theft of classified documents and conspiracy regarding his actions on and before Jan. 6, 2021.
—Dennis C. McAndrews, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
My underfoot blister debacle, for instance, was both heinous and eminently my fault.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Eminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminently. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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