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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.
    2. Superior to all others; supreme.
      Thesaurus: supreme, highest, prime, greatest, best, excellent, consummate, matchless, transcendent, unrivaled, nonpareil; Antonym: poor.
noun
    1. A superlative adjective or adverb.
    2. The superlative form of a word. Compare positive, comparative 4.
Derivative: superlatively
adverb
    Derivative: superlativeness
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin superlativus.



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