superlative
adjEtymology
From Middle English superlatyf, from Old French superlatif, from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“carried above, over; extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).
- derived from superlātus
- derived from superlātīvus
- derived from superlatif
- inherited from superlatyf
Definitions
Having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.
Exceptionally good
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.
- The Governor-General was entertaining at a civil banquet in the evening. He is reported as having made a “superlative speech, congratulating the Victorians on their loyalty; […].”
Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and…
Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs).
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The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
- A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.
The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more…
The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
An adjective or adverb in the superlative degree.
- Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!
The neighborhood
- neighborabsolute
- neighborcomparative
- neighborelative
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for superlative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA