First-class
First-class adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: a first-class production of a classic American musical
Mean and first-class are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective phrase "First-class".
Mean
Mean adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: I'm a mean dancer, so you could do worse than go to the prom with me
First-class and mean are semantically related in excellent topic. Sometimes you can use "First-class" instead an adjective "Mean".
Both words in one sentence
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Cats Are Mean: Herr Paul often rips up the newspapers and curtains in his house and gets cranky if he doesn't get first-class cat food.
Source: Comic Strip / Strizz -
The first one being when Martin's smarmy former colleague returns to First Class on the plane and Philomena remarks to Martin that First Class doesn't necessarily mean first-class people.
Source: Film / Philomena
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Mean and First-class. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/first-class/mean
First-class & Mean. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/first-class/mean>.
Mean or First-class. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/first-class/mean.
