Timeline for What is the adjectival form of "paragon"?
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| Oct 26, 2023 at 20:20 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Barmar Bill and Ted's adventure wasn't a paragon. I get your understanding of 'legendary' but I'm applying the adjective to a person (although OP mentions 'thing' too). | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 22:13 | comment | added | Barmar | Yeah, that's a very recent sense. In my mind I link it with a movie like "Bill and Ted", but I'm not sure that's the right one. | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 22:05 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Barmar today, someone is called 'legendary' if they are very, very good at what they do. | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 21:16 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Legendary certainly carries the 'prominent and admirable' sense (though 'pertaining to a legend' is obviously the root sense). CD even lists it first. | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 20:14 | comment | added | Barmar | While legendary has the mythic implication, it loses the exemplary sense of paragon. | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 20:06 | history | answered | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |