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superl.

American  

abbreviation

  1. superlative.


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Superl, which is based in Hong Kong, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did Michael Kors and Tory Burch, which regularly place orders at the factory.

From New York Times

Latest, lāt′est, adj. superl. of late.

From Project Gutenberg

Spenser. dim. diminutive. opp. opposed. subj. subjunctive. dub. doubtful. opt. optics. suff. suffix. eccles. ecclesiastical history. orig. originally. superl. superlative. e.g. for example. ornith. ornithology. surg. surgery. elect. electricity.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the gen. c. pl. of Alle, joined to an adj. in the superl. degree, and is extensively employed.

From Project Gutenberg

The long vowel of the positive is often shortened in the comp. and superl., as in the modern English late, latter, last.

From Project Gutenberg