world-class
adj/wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/ · /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklɑːs/
1
Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.
- Chris Green remarks that this "world-class gateway to London and the UK still looks as good as new", [...].2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69:
2
Informal Extraordinary in degree.
- A world-class idiot
- Both of you, prepare for a world-class punishment session when we get home!2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Boggly Woods:
1 more example
- My father was a world-class dickerer.2025 December 12, Robert Klose, “More than I bargained for: My failed adventures in haggling”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025: