† pre-excellingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-excel v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pre-excel v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier pre-excellent adj. and precelling adj.

Obsolete.

Excelling above others.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1600 H. Clapham Antidoton Ep. Ded. sig. A2 He in the second place inioyneth that he reuerence..preexcelling Heroiks.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον ii. 63 So farre pre-excelling is the one, as the other is vile, abject, and contemptible.

1796 To Illustrious Ld. Bishops of Eng. in Two Lett. H. H. Pius VI. 23 Be careful that..they be subject to every creature on God's account, whether to the king, as pre-excelling [L. quasi praecellenti], to commanders of any sort, as sent by him [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	pre-excelling
释义	† pre-excellingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-excel v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pre-excel v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier pre-excellent adj. and precelling adj. Obsolete. Excelling above others. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1600 H. Clapham Antidoton Ep. Ded. sig. A2 He in the second place inioyneth that he reuerence..preexcelling Heroiks. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον ii. 63 So farre pre-excelling is the one, as the other is vile, abject, and contemptible. 1796 To Illustrious Ld. Bishops of Eng. in Two Lett. H. H. Pius VI. 23 Be careful that..they be subject to every creature on God's account, whether to the king, as pre-excelling [L. quasi praecellenti], to commanders of any sort, as sent by him [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1600
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