high-quality

adjective

high-qual·​i·​ty ˈhī-ˈkwä-lə-tē How to pronounce high-quality (audio)
variants or less commonly high quality
higher-quality also higher quality; highest-quality also highest quality
: very good of its kind : being of high quality
a very high-quality product
uses high-quality materials/ingredients
received a high-quality education
When people do need health services, those services must be accessible, affordable and high-quality.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The best noise-canceling headphones deliver high-quality sound and filter out all the external noise and distractions.Jeffrey Harper
You will be able to remain calm under pressure and produce consistently high quality work.paralleldesk.com

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As investors have witnessed capital shifting out of concentrated, high-valuation Mag 7 darlings, Dow constituents have enjoyed inflows as investors flock towards broader, higher-quality and inexpensive blue chips. Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026 Until somewhat recently, Shen said, researchers had produced just a few dozen high-quality cloud simulations — not enough to give physicists a comprehensive view of cloud behavior, and certainly not enough to teach a machine how clouds work. Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026 The kitchen is scratch and high-quality. Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026 In data center hubs like Northern Virginia and Arizona, the demand for high-quality potable water is putting tech giants in direct competition with local agriculture and residents. Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-quality

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-quality was in 1881

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“High-quality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-quality. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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