eminently

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The Word of the Day for September 1 is:

eminently   \EM-ih-nunt-lee\   adverb 
     : to a high degree : very 

Example sentence:
     One glance at Emily's accomplished resume, and the 
interviewer knew she was eminently qualified for the job.

Did you know?
     When British physician Tobias Venner wrote in 1620 of 
houses "somewhat eminently situated," he used "eminently" in a 
way that now seems unusual. Venner meant that the houses were 
literally located in a high place. That lofty use of "eminently" 
has since slipped into obsolescence, but it stands out as a 
clear pointer to the ancestors of the word. "Eminently" traces 
to the Latin term "eminere," which means "to stand out." In its first 
documented English uses in the 15th century, the term 
meant "conspicuously," but that sense, like the elevated one we 
mentioned earlier, is now obsolete. The figurative sense for 
which the word is best known today began appearing in English 
texts in the mid-1600s.