Definition of first-rate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of the first order of size, importance, or quality
first-rate
adverbDefinition of first-rate (Entry 2 of 2)
: very well
is getting along first-rate— Mark Twain
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The first known use of first-rate was in 1674
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