Excel(v. t.)
- To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
Excel(v. t.)
- To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
Excel(v. i.)
- To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
Excellency(n.)
- A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes.
Excellent(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.
Excellent(a.)
- Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance.