superl.

American  

abbreviation

1. superlative.

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Example Sentences

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

From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Morris, Richard

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

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

Those who possess the ‘Specimens of English’ will easily find the example of the superl. brentest.

From A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew, A. L. (Anthony Lawson)

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 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various