Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective First-rate; excellent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective unexcelled; of the highest grade; of greatest skill; exhibiting excellence.

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  • adjective best, A-one, superior.

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  • adjective excellent; best possible

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Examples

  • Second: Now that you've 'fessed up, Mr. President, hang tough - we need you in topflight health as much as you need us to be the same and heed your call to serve.

    Obama admits to smoking on occasion 2009

  • The 33-year-old Fowler, whose three-month contract with Blackburn Rovers expired in December, is one of the leading scorers in English topflight football.

    unknown title 2009

  • The 33-year-old Fowler, whose three-month contract with Blackburn Rovers expired in December, is one of the leading scorers in English topflight football.

    unknown title 2009

  • The brainchild of a topflight creative and managerial team, the Lammermuir Festival gave East Lothian 21st-century dimensions against its timeless Scottish landscape of rolling hills, fields, forests and dramatic skies.

    Laurence Vittes: "In Scotland, East of Edinburgh": The Lammermuir Festival of 2011 Laurence Vittes 2011

  • The brainchild of a topflight creative and managerial team, the Lammermuir Festival gave East Lothian 21st-century dimensions against its timeless Scottish landscape of rolling hills, fields, forests and dramatic skies.

    Laurence Vittes: "In Scotland, East of Edinburgh": The Lammermuir Festival of 2011 Laurence Vittes 2011

  • While the auction sales prices of many topflight artworks in various categories have been strong, the universe of art hedge funds is small.

    Daniel Grant: New Fine Art Fund in the Making Daniel Grant 2011

  • Looking to learn from the topflight managers and analysts?

    Tap Your Inner Buffett Matthew Schifrin 2010

  • WHAT WENT WRONG: The Tigers lacked a topflight scorer, suffered from streaky shooting and struggled against zone defenses at times.

    Pacific - Team Notes 2010

  • For all of his misses, Brown consistently finds topflight wideouts after Round 1 (Carl Pickens, Darnay Scott, Chad Ochocinco).

    Ranking the decision makers: Who is best at the NFL draft? 2010

  • WHAT WENT WRONG: The Tigers lacked a topflight scorer, suffered from streaky shooting and struggled against zone defenses at times.

    Big West Conference 2010

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