Meaning of FIRST-RATE
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- [adv] quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today"
- [adj] (informal) 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | ace, A-one, crack, super, superior, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p), very well |
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\First"-rate`\, a.
Of the highest excellence; pre["e]minent in quality, size, or
estimation.
Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the
German. --M. Arnold.
Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett
(Thucyd).
\First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.)
A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
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| | Related Terms: | | ace, admirable, best, capital, crack, dandy, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fine, first-chop, first-class, great, greatest, highest, high-grade, matchless, maximal, maximum, most, outstanding, prime, remarkable, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, tip-top, top, top-drawer, topflight, top-hole, topmost, top-notch, topping, tops, unparalleled, unsurpassed, uppermost, utmost, wizard |
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