Both Uses of
preeminent
in
A Separate Peace
- It was preeminently the smell of the human body after it had been used to the limit, such a smell as has meaning and poignance for any athlete, just as it has for any lover.
p. 113.9preeminently = above all else
- ...the last act, a mass assault against suicidally-defended Japan, never took place. I and my year--not "my generation" for destiny now cut too finely for that old phrase--I and those of my year were preeminently eligible for that.
p. 139.3 *preeminently = in a manner that surpasses others
Definition:
outstanding or surpassing others in status, ability, or possession of a notable characteristic