n. an athlete who participates in the Olympic games

n. a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

adj. of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"

adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"

adj. of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. more than usual: "high risks"; "high winds"; "great expectations"; "great worry"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. not provident; not providing for the future

adj. recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. narrow-minded about cherished opinions

adj. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"

adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"

adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

adj. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"

adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

adj. used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management"

adj. "master race"

adj. of higher rank or status or value

adj. remarkable or wonderful

adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"

adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel"- George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"

adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"