superlative : Idioms & Phrases
Absolute superlative
- a superlative in an absolute rather than in a comparative or exclusive sense. See
Elative .
Webster 1913
superlative degree
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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'