First-rate and Third-rate

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First-rate adjective - Of the very best kind.

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Third-rate is an antonym for first-rate.

Third-rate adjective - Of lesser quality than second-rate.

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First-rate is an antonym for third-rate.

Blackadder: He was a third-rate captain, but a first-rate second course.

Source: Captured by Cannibals

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