Transcription
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- [top drawr for 1, 2]
- /tɒp drɔr for 1, 2/
- /tɒp drɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [top drawr for 1, 2]
- /tɒp drɔr for 1, 2/
Definitions of top-drawer word
- noun top-drawer the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer. 1
- adjective top-drawer If you describe someone or something as top-drawer, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have a high social standing or are of very good quality. 0
- noun top-drawer people of the highest standing, esp socially (esp in the phrase out of the top drawer) 0
- adjective top-drawer of the highest standing, esp socially 0
- adjective top-drawer of first importance, privilege, etc. 0
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Origin of top-drawer
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Top-drawer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
top-drawer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for top-drawer
adj top-drawer
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- bang-up — excellent; extraordinary.
adjective top-drawer
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- exalted — (of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
- worthy — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
See also
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