EXCELLENT Meaning of EXCELLENT in English [ex.cel.lent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L excellent-, excellens, fr. prp. of excellere] (14c) 1 archaic: superior 2: very good of its kind: eminently good: first-class -- ex.cel.lent.ly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012