English Explanatory Dictionary

first-rate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
  2. Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
noun
  1. A first-rate ship of the line.

Pronunciation

en-au-first rate.ogg

Word forms

first-rate first rate first-rates

Synonyms

amazing magnificent splendid ace admirable awe-inspiring awesome badass bang on bang-up studly based beatific beneship bitching blissful bomb brilliant bully celestial cher choice chronic chur cock on commendable cool copacetic crackerjack cushty dank def delightful divine dope epic excellent exceptional exemplary exquisite extraordinary fab fabulous fantabulosa fantastic fierce finger-lickin' good fire fireball first-rate fly frabjous glorious gnarly goated great grouse heavenlike heavenly immaculate

Related words

a-number-one fifth-rate fourth-rate second-rate sixth-rate third-rate top notch top of the line man-of-war three-decker

Derived words

first-rateness
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