eximious

== English == === Etymology === From Latin eximius (“set apart, select”), from eximō (“take out or away; deliver, free”), from ex (“out of, from”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs/ === Adjective === eximious (comparative more eximious, superlative most eximious) (archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Noah Webster (1828), “eximious”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC. “eximious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “eximious”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.