high-grade

[ hahy-greyd ]

/ ˈhaɪˈgreɪd /

of excellent or superior quality.

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

to steal (rich ore) from a mine.

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First recorded in 1875–80

Related formshigh-grad·er, noun

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|DAILY BEAST
First of all, grade for ripeness, size and quality; this is to insure a high-grade product.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray
A high-grade man does—not what he wants to do but what he thinks he ought to do.
Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
To give a colourable aspect to their hypothesis, the witnesses affirm that Lévi was a high-grade Mason.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite

The real problem is: Has he had experience with this high-grade type?
The Criminal Imbecile|Henry Herbert Goddard
It is extensively cut into lumber for interior and exterior trim, vehicle bodies, veneers, turnery and other high-grade uses.
Forest Trees of Illinois|Fuller George D.