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Surpassing all others in excellence, achievement, or quality; most excellent: the best performer; the best grade of ore.
(adjective)
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Most satisfactory, suitable, or useful; most desirable: the best solution; the best time for planting.
(adjective)
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Greatest; most: He spoke for the best part of an hour.
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Most highly skilled: the best doctor in town.
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In a most excellent way; most creditably or advantageously.
(adverb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.