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first-rate

[ furst-reyt ]

adjective

  1. excellent; superb.
  2. of the highest rank, rate, or class.


adverb

  1. very well.

first-rate

adjective

  1. of the best or highest rated class or quality
  2. informal.
    very good; excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. not_standard.
    very well; excellently
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of first-rate1

First recorded in 1660–70
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As Hannah Arendt said, “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”

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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”

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There’s no accounting for when a show will speak to you, but this fleetly staged, sensationally acted touring production is first-rate all around.

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Scottish Conservative party leader Russell Findlay paid tribute to the Conservative stalwart, labelling him "a first-rate politician and a gentleman".

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“Crevasse” is worth seeing for the first-rate production.

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