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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. Slang : boss. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD. 2. Marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor: brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, magnificent, proud, resplendent, splendorous. See BEAUTIFUL. 3. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, stately, sublime, superb. See BIG, GOOD. 4. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal : dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang : cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See GOOD.
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