of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
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best
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
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higher
having a higher rank; "superior officer"
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much(a)
(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"