superlative
IPA: sʊpˈɝɫʌtɪv
noun
- The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
- (grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
- (informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
adjective
- Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.
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Examples of "superlative" in Sentences
- He received the superlative awards.
- Her condition is superlative today.
- He speaks of them in superlative terms.
- Some of the words here are too superlative.
- Music scene saw a year of superlative shows in 2012.
- The meteor storm of 1833 was of truly superlative strength.
- This list contains the superlative achievements of the club.
- The federal source is the one making the superlative claims.
- The Super Bowl might as well be called the superlative bowl.
- The work you did on the Wonder Woman section was superlative.
- The comparative and the superlative form are formed analytically.
- But for all that swagger, what makes Kael superlative is her femininity.
- It was obvious that Americans enjoyed everything in superlative form: the biggest, the best, the only, and the unique.
- This is the kind of superlative language reserved for Berlin Walls falling or apartheids ending, not for one person, one athlete.
- A little patience is enough -- patience, which according to Buffon is genius; but which I, more modestly, will call the superlative virtue of the observer.
- In order to showcase the most advanced towers piercing the clouds, "Supertall!" curator Carol Willis selected a skyscraper subset of what she calls "superlative buildings."
- Ellen Levy, a Colorado Springs resident and member of the liberal group MoveOn. org, called both Romanoff and Bennet "superlative" candidates, but said she was voting for the incumbent because of his fierce advocacy for a public option during the health care reform debate.
- For such a rendering would in a measure constitute a kind of superlative (K.S. 309 1), but a superlative that bears the meaning that even Yahweh was impressed by this hunter's prowess and achievements -- a thought that strikes us as involving a rather trivial conception of God.