superlative : Idioms & Phrases


Absolute superlative

  • a superlative in an absolute rather than in a comparative or exclusive sense. See Elative.
Webster 1913

superlative degree

  • noun the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
    superlative.
    • `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'
    • `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'
    • `most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'
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