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Superlative

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English

Noun

  1. (grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of more than two 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.
    The superlative of "big" is "biggest"
  2. (informally) An adjective in its absolute form used to describe something exceptional.
    My boyfriend's amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can't think of right now!

Translations

form of adjective expressing "most"


adjective describing something exceptional


See also

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