'First-rate' definitions:

Definition of 'first-rate'

(from WordNet)
adverb
Quite well; "she doesn't feel first-rate today" [syn: first-rate, very well]
adjective
Of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)]

Definition of 'First-rate'

From: GCIDE
  • First-rate \First"-rate`\ (f[~e]rst"r[=a]t`), a. Of the highest excellence; pre["e]minent in quality, size, or estimation. [1913 Webster]
  • Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
  • Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett (Thucyd). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'First-rate'

From: GCIDE
  • First-rate \First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'first-rate'

From: GCIDE
  • first-rate \first-rate\ adj.
  • 1. of the highest quality; as, a first-rate reporter.
  • Syn: ace, A-one, first-class, super, tip-top, topnotch, tops(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'first-rate'

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