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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-539/
- Published: 2026-02-03T17:15:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-03T17:15:07.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

eminently (adverb) -

: to a high degree : very

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminently?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : 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.

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