grade-A

English

Adjective

grade-A (not comparable)

1. Synonym of A-grade.
   • 1957 May, Jim Thompson, Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense Magazine, page 18, column 1:

     And what they added up to was curtains - for him. He'd really stepped into something this time: a Grade-A jam, an honest-to-Hannah, double-distilled frammis.

   • 2015, Adam Gallardo, Zombified, page 1:

     Jesus, I was acting like a grade-A bitch, even if it was only in my head. I opened my eyes and tried to see the town in a more positive way.

   • 2023 March 6, Alexis Jones, Megan Schaltegger, “These Tinder Conversation Starters Actually Work, According To Dating Experts”, in Women's Health‎^[1]:

     If the conversation doesn’t progress (despite this grade-A advice), it’s probably not you. Now say that again—out loud, and in a mirror. To Hoggard Wagley’s point, the other person might have gone into the interaction with zero intention of actually meeting up.

Anagrams

• A-grade, Gardea, araged