high-class

[ hahy-klas, -klahs ]

/ ˈhaɪˈklæs, -ˈklɑs /

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adjective

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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Meanwhile, the company says it is having difficulty meeting rising demand around the globe, which is a high-class problem.
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Grey played Christine, a high-class escort in New York City whose clients have become more frugal due to the financial crisis.
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Should Kate become a high-class call girl in the national interest?
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The place was a high-class dope den and crack was in its heyday.
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With a spate of layoffs kicking in, worrying about your 401(k) starts to look like a high-class problem.
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It might even be insisted that girls with high-class badges should be attended by footmen, grooms, or even military escorts.
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When the demand for high-class products fell, the English farmer felt it directly.
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I mean to build, in your cemetery, a high-class and imperishable granite tomb for myself.
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It would be a pity to spoil one of your high-class jokes; so what was the reason?
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But the Italian patriot was a high-class beggar; he was collecting funds, and had no idea of wasting his time in hard work.
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British Dictionary definitions for high-class

high-class

adjective

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

high-class

adj.

1864, from high (adj.) + class (n.).

high-class

adjective

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