first-rate C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌfɝːˈstreɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #20138 Meanings 1 adv quite well, healthy, or ready-to-go I don't feel first-rate today. 2 adj Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality. Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German. 3 adj of the highest quality 4 adj Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · quite well, healthy, or... very well 2 adj · superb, exceptional; of the... aceadmirableamazingawe-inspiringawesomebadassbang onbang-up 3 adj · of the highest quality super Word family Forms first-rater Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # first-rate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌfɝːˈstreɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 20138 ## Meanings 1. quite well, healthy, or ready-to-go 2. Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality. 3. of the highest quality 4. Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen. ## Examples - I don't feel first-rate today. - Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown