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
The Shining is superlatively great at conjuring the fear of the unknown.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2019
Are we truly this evenly matched, this obstinate and, under incredible pressure, performing so superlatively, inning after breathless inning?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2017
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
