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

While Vanguard Wellington’s fixed-income benchmark targets high-quality corporate bonds, she currently has just over 20% of her sleeve invested in Treasuries.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

To their credit, Castres refused to go away but Saints eventually came out on top of a chaotic, frantic and high-quality contest to begin the last-16 weekend in style.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Colorado’s law, she explained, “restricts treatment-related speech uttered by medical professionals only as part of a larger regulatory scheme aimed at ensuring that providers tender high-quality medical care to patients.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The pair joined OpenAI in early 2023, and set their sights on building models that could simulate the physical world by creating high-quality video from text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"But it's just a poster from the gift shop. I've got high-quality digital maps on my computer—" "Nope. I can't draw on those," he said.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Related Words

• excellent
• finest
• first-rate
• prime
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• superior