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
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The eminently unlikable former Dallas Mavericks owner proved a true shark in the 2024 election.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet the new collection has many eminently wearable pieces.
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—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
He’s relinquished almost all aspects of life to devices up to and including giving Gromit — Wallace’s eminently capable, permanently skeptical best friend — a pat on his head.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
Yet the new collection has many eminently wearable pieces.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
No phones or computers here: The film’s eminently analog period is suggested solely by their absence.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Eminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminently. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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