first-rate
Use First-rate in a sentence
adjective
1.
excellent; superb.
2.
of the highest rank, rate, or class.
adverb
3.
very well.
Origin:
1660–70
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
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Example sentences
The county also enjoys a reputation for high quality services, including a first-rate educational system.
Although not quite a great work of architecture, it nonetheless was a first-rate advertising tool.
Holding two contradictory ideas in your head was supposed to be a sign of first-rate intelligence.
Great property, with all the creature comforts you could want from a first-rate resort hotel.
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