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superlative adjective
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superlative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the highest quality or degree. 2) Grammar (of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely). Contrasted with POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positivity) and COMPARATIVE(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
superlative adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR comparative adjectives Comparative adjectives are used to indicate that something has more of a quality than something else, or more than it used to have. The comparative of an adjective is formed by adding er , as in smaller , or by… … Useful english dictionary
superlative — 1 adjective 1 excellent: a superlative performance 2 a superlative adjective or adverb expresses the highest degree of a particular quality: The superlative form of good is best . compare comparative 1 (4) 2 noun 1 the superlative the superlative … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
superlative — I UK [sʊˈpɜː(r)lətɪv] / US [sʊˈpɜrlətɪv] adjective 1) formal extremely good a superlative performance 2) linguistics a superlative adjective or adverb is one that expresses the greatest degree of a particular quality. For example the superlative… … English dictionary
superlative — su|per|la|tive1 [ su pɜrlətıv ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL extremely good: a superlative performance 2. ) LINGUISTICS a superlative adjective or adverb is one that expresses the greatest degree of a particular quality. For example the superlative form … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
superlative — su|per|la|tive1 [su:ˈpə:lətıv, sju: US suˈpə:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: superlatif, from Late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlatus, past participle of superferre to carry above, raise high ] 1.) excellent ▪ a superlative … Dictionary of contemporary English
superlative — [sʊˈpɜːlətɪv] adj I 1) linguistics a superlative adjective or adverb is one that expresses the greatest degree of a particular quality. For example the superlative form of ‘happy is ‘happiest . See: comparative I 2) formal extremely good Syn:… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… … Modern English usage
Superlative — Su per*la tive, a. [L. superlativus, fr. superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate}, {Tolerate}.] 1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superlative — I adjective best, champion, chief, consummate, crowning, excellent, excessive, eximius, extreme, first rate, foremost, greatest, highest, immoderate, incomparable, inflated, inimitable, matchless, most eminent, nonpareil, optimus, paramount,… … Law dictionary
superlative — adjective a superlative photographer Syn: excellent, magnificent, wonderful, marvelous, supreme, consummate, outstanding, remarkable, fine, choice, first rate, first class, premier, prime, unsurpassed, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled … Thesaurus of popular words
