first rate

adjective

excellent; superb.

of the highest rank, rate, or class.

adverb

very well.

Origin:
1660–70

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first-rate

—*adj*
1.	of the best or highest rated class or quality
2.	informal very good; excellent

—*adv*
3.	not standard very well; excellently

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First rate is always a great word to know.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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"I've tried not to exaggerate the glory of athletes. I'd rather, if I could, preserve a sense of proportion, to write about them as excellent ballplayers, first-rate players. But I'm sure I have contributed to false values—as Stanley Woodward said, "Godding up those ballplayers."
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