superlative
adjective
of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme.
superlatively
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a word derived from
superlative.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I don’t care how many taste tests you do, “delicious” is superlatively subjective.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023
Indeed, the weather is superlatively bad almost everywhere outside of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
“A script that is swift and sure in movement, aromatic English settings and costumes and superlatively sensitive direction and acting are conjoined to make a rich and charming job,” Crowther wrote.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
This superlatively tiny flashlight—a battery with a few LEDs stuck to the end—has come in handy so many times since my dad gifted me one last Christmas.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2019
A car so fantastically powerful, so superlatively beautiful that it had all the nature of an apparition.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
