eximious

/ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

Archaic

"You've read the death of Hercules, In classic tale related; But there the facts of his decease Erroneously are stated: Each schoolboy will at large recite Fast as his Alphabeta, How that eximious man of might Departed on Mount Eta."
"Eximious is a delicious word, meaning, outstanding."

From Latin eximius (“set apart, select”), from eximō (“take out or away; deliver, free”), from ex (“out of, from”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”).

more eximious (comparative) most eximious (superlative)

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How do you pronounce eximious?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs/.

What does eximious mean?

Pre-eminent, outstanding.

Where does eximious come from?

From Latin eximius (“set apart, select”), from eximō (“take out or away; deliver, free”), from ex (“out of, from”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”).

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