high-quality

American  

[hahy-kwol-i-tee] / ˈhaɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /

adjective

1. adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality.

   Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.

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Etymology

Origin of high-quality

First recorded in 1880–85; high ( def. ) + quality ( def. )

Example Sentences

Researchers are now encouraging more people, especially landowners, to participate in citizen science projects and collect high quality observations.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Over 50 years of high quality filmmaking, Bristol has built a full production ecosystem - from filming to editing, sound design and specialist post-production.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

GE’s lean efforts extend beyond the company into the supply base, to ensure high quality and more output.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

To reach this conclusion, Rowan and colleagues analyzed a rare set of high quality seismic data collected with industry partners and in collaboration with the Turkana Basin Institute, founded by the late paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Then he told them to wrap it in foil, because in those days foil was associated with high quality.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Related Words

• excellent
• finest
• first-rate
• prime
• quality
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