SUPERLATIVE
\suːpˈɜːlətˌɪv], \suːpˈɜːlətˌɪv], \s_uː_p_ˈɜː_l_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of SUPERLATIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
By Princeton University
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an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.
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Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright.
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That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
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The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the superlative degree is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy, least windy, are all superlatives.
By Oddity Software
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Superior to all others; highest in degree; as, superlative wisdom; in grammar, expressing the highest degree: said of a form of adjectives and adverbs.
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The highest degree of excellence; the highest degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb; a word expressing the highest degree.
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Superlatively.
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Superlativeness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Superlatively.
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Carried above others or to the highest degree: superior to all others: most eminent: (gram.) expressing the highest degree of a quality.
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The superlative or highest degree of adjectives and adverbs.
By Daniel Lyons
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Superlatively.
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Superlativeness.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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