of all adverb3 •Used as an intensifier with superlative forms of adjectives.Best of all was the bicycle I got. First of all, I'd like to thank my agent. He was the greatest playwright of all. •Used as an intensifier with nouns to denote being ultimate. •Marks a thing or person as a particularly unexpected or unwanted example of its category.While on holiday in Spain, we ran into Mark, of all people.