superlative Definition
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superlative
adj
- 1. grammar.
- Said of adjectives or adverbs: expressing the highest degree of a particular quality, eg nicest, prettiest, best, most beautiful, most recently.
- Thesaurus: supreme, highest, prime, greatest, best, excellent, consummate, matchless, transcendent, unrivaled, nonpareil; Antonym: poor.
- 1. A superlative adjective or adverb.
2. The superlative form of a word. Compare positive, comparative 4.
adverb
noun
