high-grade

[hahy-greyd]

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adjective

of excellent or superior quality.
(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.

verb (used with object), high-grad·ed, high-grad·ing.

to steal (rich ore) from a mine.

Origin of high-grade

First recorded in 1875–80

Related formshigh-grad·er, noun

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Related Words for high-grade

state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line, capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack, dominant, excellent, first, first-class, heavy, highest, hot, leading, main, nice, paramount, select, stellar, superior

Examples from the Web for high-grade

Contemporary Examples of high-grade

But no one in his camp was prepared for the high-grade vitriol his latest movie summoned.
Tom Cruise's Failed Comeback
Gina Piccalo
June 28, 2010

Historical Examples of high-grade

The ten sacks of high-grade ore had been stolen during the night!
The Boys of Crawford's Basin
Sidford F. Hamp
It is a high-grade package coffee, whereas Ariosa is popular-priced.
All About Coffee
William H. Ukers
These men all thought they knew something about high-grade feeble-mindedness.
The Criminal Imbecile
Henry Herbert Goddard
The real problem is: Has he had experience with this high-grade type?
The Criminal Imbecile
Henry Herbert Goddard
Not one of them had had experience with the high-grade type.
The Criminal Imbecile
Henry Herbert Goddard