different between first-rate vs edifying

English

Noun

first-rate (plural first-rates)

1. (military, nautical, historical) A ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gun decks

Adjective

first-rate

1. (military, nautical, historical) Describing a ship of the line in the British navy that had over 100 guns on three gundecks.
2. (by extension) Exceptionally good.
   • 1867, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature

     Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the German.

Translations

See also

• second-rate
• third-rate
• fourth-rate

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?fa???/

Adjective

edifying (comparative more edifying, superlative most edifying)

1. That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
2. That enlightens or uplifts.

Verb

edifying

1. present participle of edify

Noun

edifying (plural edifyings)

1. edification
   • 2002, E. Beatrice Batson, Selected comedies and late romances of Shakespeare from a Christian perspective

     I am slightly skeptical about the neatness of these edifyings in the play. Olivia remains my best positive case, Malvolio my best negative. "Too proud," as Viola says, Olivia is humbled by both Feste and Viola, her twin fools, but more obviously and more frequently by herself, until finally she is blessed with the joy of undeserved grace and love. Malvolio will not learn that his madness is everyone's madness in Illyria.

Anagrams

• deifying