How to pronounce“superlative”in English
nounit's the opposite we are practically vying to outdo one another in doom and gloom does everything really have to be a
superlative in germany as goethe put it now shouting in triumph now sunk in despair we're not pandemic world champions but
we're not an utter failure no we are the federal republic of germany we may often have our doubts but there's plenty we're capable of and
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Definitions of “superlative”
Having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.
“The Governor-General was entertaining at a civil banquet in the evening. He is reported as having made a “superlative speech, congratulating the Victorians on their loyalty; […].””
The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
“A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.”
The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
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