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单词 eximious
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eximious

[ eg-zim-ee-uhs ]
/ ɛgˈzɪm i əs /

adjective Obsolete.

distinguished; eminent; excellent.

Origin of eximious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM eximious

ex·im·i·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby eximious

exiguous, exilarch, exile, exilic, Ex-Im, eximious, exine, ex int., ex interest, exist, existence
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Example sentences from the Web for eximious

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

    Pot-Boilers|Clive Bell
  • Oh, ye wigs, and eximious wig-blocks, called right-honorable!

    History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for eximious

eximious
/ (ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs) /

adjective

rare select and distinguished; eminent

Derived forms of eximious

eximiously, adverb

Word Origin for eximious

C16: from Latin eximius, from eximere to take out, from emere to purchase
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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