1. (a.) Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action.

2. (a.) Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance.

3. (adv.) Excellently; eminently; exceedingly.