The Only Use of
eminent
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.†
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Definition:
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(eminent) respected and famous or important
or:
describing something as outstanding, admired, or of high quality