meaning of superlative
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
4. 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.
5. the superlative form of an adjective; "`best is the superlative form of
">`good"
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