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- Dictionarysu·per·la·tive/səˈpərlədiv/
adjective
- 1. of the highest quality or degree: "a superlative piece of skill"
- 2. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely).
noun
- 1. a superlative adjective or adverb.
- 2. an exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise: "the critics ran out of superlatives to describe him"
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1. a. : the superlative degree of comparison in a language. b. : a superlative form of an adjective or adverb. 2. : the superlative or utmost degree of something : acme. 3. : a superlative person or thing. 4. : an admiring sometimes exaggerated expression especially of praise.
the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses that the thing or person being described has more of the particular quality than anything or anyone else of the same type: "Richest" is the superlative of "rich". The magazine article contained so many superlatives that I found it hard to believe that what it was saying was true. Fewer examples.
A superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb used to compare three or more things. For example, 'sweetest' is the superlative form of 'sweet,' and 'quickest' is the superlative form of 'quick.'
A superlative is the highest attainable level or degree of something. As an adjective superlative means highest in quality. When your history test results are superlative, it means you've gotten a perfect score — you've done as well as can be done, if not better than everyone else.
In grammar, the superlative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, ' biggest' is the superlative form of 'big'. Compare comparative.
1. of the highest kind or order. 2. of or designating the highest degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs, used to show the extreme or greatest in quality, quantity, or intensity, as in smallest, best, and most carefully, the superlative forms of small, good, and carefully.
Definition of superlative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word superlative. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
the form of an adjective or adverb that is used to show that someone or something has more of a particular quality than anyone or anything else. For example ' best ' is the superlative of 'good' and ' slowest ' is the superlative of ' slow '.
In grammar, the superlative form of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, `biggest' is the superlative form of `big.'
