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EXIMIOUS

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ex⋅im⋅i⋅ous

  [eg-zim-ee-uhs]
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–adjective Obsolete.
distinguished; eminent; excellent.
Origin:
1540–50; < L eximius select, distinguished, excellent (deriv. of eximere to take out, remove), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -im- (comb. form of emere to take) + -ius -ious

Related forms:
ex⋅im⋅i⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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