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Of the highest excellence; preeminent in quality, size, or estimation.

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  1. a. Of the highest excellence; preeminent in quality, size, or estimation.
  2. n. A war class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/vessel">vessel of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/highest">highest grade or the most powerful class.
  3. adj. of the highest quality
  4. adv. quite well
  5. Of the class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/highest">highest class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/excellence">excellence; preëminent 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). A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.
  6. Of the highest excellence; preëminent in quality, size, orestimation.Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German. M.Arnold.Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. Jowett (Thucyd).