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eminently

/ˈɛmənəntli/
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Use the word eminently to emphasize a positive quality. You could describe your favorite book as eminently readable or a terrific young musician as eminently talented.

The adverb eminently is now a fancy way to say "very," but it started out meaning "conspicuously" or "up in a high place," from a Latin root meaning "be prominent." You once might have described a castle on a tall hill as eminently located. Today you're more likely to use the word in a formal context, to stress a positive adjective: "She is an eminently skilled dog trainer."

Definitions of eminently
  1. adverb
    in an manner above others in quality or position
    “two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution”
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