firstrate
Use Firstrate 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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Firstrate
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In addition, it was fast enough to bay a badger or a fox and was a firstrate water dog.
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