eximius

exĭmĭus, a, um, adj. [eximo].

I.

Taken out from the mass, i. e. excepted, exempt (rare but class. = exemptus, exceptus):

eximium neminem habere,

Ter. Hec. 1, 1, 9: neque esset veri simile, cum omnibus Siculis faceret injurias, te illi unum eximium, cui consuleret, fuisse, you should be the only excepted one, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 16, 52:

tu unus eximius es, in quo hoc praecipuum valeat,

Liv. 9, 34, 11.— Far more freq. and class.,

II.

Select, choice, distinguished, extraordinary, uncommon, excellent (syn.:

egregius, praeclarus, divinus, lautus, magnificus): ea quae eximia plerisque et praeclara videntur, parva ducere,

Cic. Off. 1, 20, 67; cf.:

haec ipsa semper in te eximia et praestantia fuere,

id. de Or. 2, 28, 126:

Pompei singularis eximiaque virtus,

id. de Imp. Pomp. 1, 3:

mulier facie eximia,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 31, § 82; cf.:

pulchritudine eximia femina,

id. Div. 1, 25, 52:

eximii forma pueri,

Plin. 7, 12, 10:

eximii praestanti corpore tauri,

Verg. G. 4, 538 et saep.:

ingenium,

Cic. Fam. 6, 5, 3:

gloria belli,

id. Rep. 1, 12; cf.:

gloria virtutis,

id. ib. 2, 10:

opinio virtutis,

Caes. B. G. 2, 8, 1; cf.

also: virtus,

id. B. C. 1, 46, 4:

quo e collegio laus est illa eximia C. Julii, qui, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 2, 36:

herba eximii usus ad vulnera,

Plin. 24, 16, 95, § 152:

ignes Aetnae,

Lucr. 2, 594 et saep.— Poet. with partitive gen.:

eximii regum,

Stat. Th. 6, 15.—And with inf.:

eximius animam servare sub undis,

exceedingly, skilful, expert, Luc. 3, 697.—Hence adv.: exĭmĭe (acc. to II.), exceedingly, very much, uncommonly, excellently (syn.:

egregie, unice): C. Marius L. Plocium eximie dilexit,

Cic. Arch. 9, 20:

eximie et unice delectare,

Gell. 11, 3, 4:

e. atque verissime opinari,

id. 13, 8, 1:

cenare,

Juv. 11, 1:

polliceri omnia,

Liv. 42, 29, 6:

prodesse,

Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 126:

mederi,

id. ib.; cf.:

curari,

id. 27, 12, 104, § 127:

ornatum templum,

Liv. 25, 40, 2:

utilis,

Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 241:

optimum stagnum,

Col. 8, 17, 1.