All 7 Uses of
eminent
in
Of Human Bondage
- it had produced one or two eminent lawyers, but eminent lawyers are common, and one or two soldiers of distinction;†
Chpt 15-16eminent = respected and famous or important
- it had produced one or two eminent lawyers, but eminent lawyers are common, and one or two soldiers of distinction;†
Chpt 15-16
- He gave an impression of lassitude, and his nickname was eminently appropriate.†
Chpt 15-16 *eminently = with high standing
- At last they came to an eminence from which they saw the valley of the Rhine spread out before them under the sun.†
Chpt 21-22
- His friends told one an1 other that he was a man of excellent gifts, and he listened to them willingly when they prophesied his future eminence.†
Chpt 25-26
- One or two are marked out as exceptionally brilliant: they will take the various prizes and scholarships which are open each year to the deserving, get one appointment after another at the hospital, go on the staff, take a consulting-room in Harley Street, and, specialising in one subject or another, become prosperous, eminent, and titled.†
Chpt 55-56eminent = respected and famous or important
- I do not ask you to come and see me, since my lodging is not of a magnificence fit for the reception of an eminent member of Monsieur Purgon's profession, but you will find me eating modestly any evening between seven and eight at a restaurant yclept Au Bon Plaisir in Dean Street.†
Chpt 81-82
Definition:
famous, respected, or important within a particular field or profession