first-rate

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(fʉrst′rāt′)

adjective

of the highest class, rank, or quality; very good; excellent

Origin: orig. applied to the highest of the rates, or classes, of warships

adverb

Informal very well

See first-rate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Foremost in quality, rank, or importance.
adverb
Informal
Very well; excellently.

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