adjective satellite very good; of the highest quality
fantabulous; first-class; splendid.
made an excellent speech
the school has excellent teachers
a first-class mind
WordNet
Ex"cel*lent adjective
Etymology
F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.
Definitions
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.
To love . . .
What I see excellent in good or fair.
Milton.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. Obs. or Ironical "An excellent hypocrite."
Hume.