OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1654

superlative

/suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
superlativo
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.
superlativo
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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