eminently
adverb
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Eminently Has a Stand Out History
When British physician Tobias Venner wrote in 1620 of houses "somewhat eminently situated," he meant that the houses were located at an elevated site—they were literally in a high place. That use has since slipped into obsolescence, as has the word's use to mean "conspicuously"—a sense that reflects its Latin root, ēminēre, which means "to stick out" or "protrude." All three meanings date to the 17th century, but today's figurative sense of "notably" or "very" is the only one now regularly encountered.
Examples of eminently in a Sentence
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The model was shockingly good at mimicking Studio Ghibli’s organic, eminently human aesthetic; the trick went viral, and the internet was flooded with Ghibli slop consisting of random images frictionlessly turned into anime.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
When young, a ginkgo’s bark is alluringly smooth; with age, it is eminently furrowed.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
Barriers to spreading these AI tools across jurisdictions are eminently solvable.
—Kevin Frazier, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Eminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminently. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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