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How to pronouncesuperlativein English

verb
IPA/sʉːˈpɜːlətɪv/
Syllablessu·per·la·tive
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adjective

Having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.

adjective

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; […].”

noun

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.

noun

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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