eminently Copy link Outline 1. ēgrĕgiē2. in prīmis3. expr. by super. degree4. expr. by prae with abl.5. praecĭpuē • eminently: 1. ēgrĕgiē: an e. brave and efficient commander, e. fortis et bonus imperator, Cic.: v. excellently, remarkably. 2. in prīmis: an e. famous town of Sicily, oppidum in primis Siciliae clarum., Cic. Verr. 2, 35, 86: (a lady) of e. good expectations, (femina) in primis egregiae spei, Tac. A. 9: though he was an e. distinguished eques, quum in primis lautus esset eques, Nep. Att. 13, fin. 3. expr. by super. degree: as, an e. good, wise man, homo optimus, sapientissimus (see the several adjectives): esp. strengthened by ūnus omnium (cf. L. G. § 354): e. great in talking and ill-qualified for teaching, unus omnium loquacissimus et minime aptus ad docendum, Cic. Att. 8., 4: simly with ex omnibus (for omnium), Cic. de Or. 1, 22, 99. (The expr. is somewhat stronger than the Eng.) 4. expr. by prae with abl.: to be e. distinguished, prae ceteris florere (in aliqua re), Cic. 5. praecĭpuē: v. particularly, especially.