superb

[ soo-purb, suh- ]

/ sʊˈpɜrb, sə- /

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adjective

admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.

sumptuous; rich; grand: superb jewels.

of a proudly imposing appearance or kind; majestic: superb mountain vistas.

Nearby words

superaltar, superaltern, superannuate, superannuated, superannuation, superb, superb blue wren, superbaby, superbazaar, superbike, superblock

Origin of superb

1540–50; < Latin superbus proud, superior, excellent, equivalent to super- super- + -bus adj. suffix (akin to be)

SYNONYMS FOR superb

2 elegant.

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Related formssu·perb·ly, adverbsu·perb·ness, noun

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2. See magnificent.

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The whole passage, at once slow and instantaneous, was superbly polite in the haute-Anglo fashion.
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It has the charming ‘eyes’ of gigas in perfection, and the enormous disc, superbly frilled, is of the liveliest magenta crimson.
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Out into the Boston Road, in the gray haze of dawn, trotted 481 a British officer, superbly mounted.
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But Mount Tacoma is single not merely because it is superbly majestic; it is an arctic island in a temperate zone.
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Then my door was again opened, and St. Auban, as superbly dressed as ever, was admitted.
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British Dictionary definitions for superbly

superb

/ (sʊˈpɜːb, sjʊ-) /

adjective

surpassingly good; excellenta superb actor

majestic or imposinga superb mansion

magnificently rich; luxuriousthe jubilee was celebrated with a superb banquet

Derived Formssuperbly, adverbsuperbness, noun

Word Origin for superb

C16: from Old French superbe, from Latin superbus distinguished, from super above

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Word Origin and History for superbly

superb

adj.

1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.

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