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Definition of Preeminently
1. Adverb. To a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner. "A wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes"
Definition of Preeminently
1. Adverb. In a preeminent manner. ¹
2. Adverb. (alternative spelling of preeminently) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preeminently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preeminently
Literary usage of Preeminently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... go far astray if they are guided by the experience of one who has been
preeminently successful iu this line of work. EH REISER. SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES. ..."
2. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"Who does not shrink from the suspicion of being thought so 1 What studious and
learned man, of a true self-respect, fitted the most preeminently for the ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1838)
"The delighted audiences who have attended her recent performances at the Park,
can realize what such improvement will effect, m one so preeminently ..."
4. Marriage and Divorce by Felix Adler (1905)
"Marriage is preeminently a moral fellowship. But if this be so, do there not
occur cases in which one or the other party appears to be unworthy of the moral ..."
5. British Novelists and Their Styles: Being a Critical Sketch of the History by David Masson (1859)
"... SEVENTY YEARS AGO — EDINBURGH SINCE — ITS IMPORTANT INHABITANTS IN RECENT
TIMES—SCOTT preeminently THE "GENIUS LOCI" — TWO MOST ..."
6. Marriage and Divorce by Felix Adler (1905)
"Marriage is preeminently a moral fellowship. But if this be so, do there not
occur cases in which one or the other party appears to be unworthy of the moral ..."
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