Super-superlative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Super-superlative is an adjective meaning (rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.
Meaning
(rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.
More Meanings
- (rare) A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: super-duper (informal)
There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative.
His intelligent countrymen will laugh at his ridiculous folly, but they cannot fail to pay the extorted tribute of admiration for his super-superlative impudence.
His tongue was eternally running in praise of her super-superlative, never-to-be-described charms, and in hyperbolical accounts of the flames, darts, and daggers by which his luggs, liver, and midriff were burnt up, transfixed, and gnawed away.
Word Forms
- supersuperlative
- super-superlatives
Synonyms for super-superlative
Depending on context, synonyms include super-duper.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include super-superlativeness, supersuperlativeness, superlative, superlativeness, supersuperlatives, superextraordinariness.
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