high-class
[hahy-klas, -klahs]
- of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
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Origin of high-class
First recorded in 1860–65
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Contemporary Examples
Meanwhile, the company says it is having difficulty meeting rising demand around the globe, which is a high-class problem.
Grey played Christine, a high-class escort in New York City whose clients have become more frugal due to the financial crisis.
Should Kate become a high-class call girl in the national interest?
The place was a high-class dope den and crack was in its heyday.
With a spate of layoffs kicking in, worrying about your 401(k) starts to look like a high-class problem.
Historical Examples
He is off to Paris, where he will get a fine berth in a high-class business.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
Yet Macaulay Carvel was not to be despised on account of his high-class mediocrity.
Paul PatoffF. Marion Crawford
Used for high-class upholstery purposes, and for curtains and hangings.
TextilesWilliam H. Dooley
Some of the Brazilian tobacco is a high-class product, but not much is exported.
Commercial GeographyJacques W. Redway
A handsome volume, in good type, with high-class illustrations.
The Girls of St. Olave'sMabel Mackintosh
high-class
- of very good quality; superiora high-class grocer
- belonging to, associated with, or exhibiting the characteristics of an upper social classa high-class lady; a high-class prostitute
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Word Origin and History for high-class
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