of the first magnitude



of the first magnitude

Of major importance or significance. You have to study Shakespeare because he is a poet of the first magnitude. We need to close the highway immediately—this is an accident of the first magnitude.
See also: first, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ethelbert-English
Yannick-Breton, French
AddieAD-eeEnglish
VeerVI:RDutch, Limburgish
BÉBinnBAY-vin (Irish), BE-veen (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
Kavita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi