supreme

[suh-preem, soo-]

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adjective

highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.

of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage.

greatest, utmost, or extreme: supreme disgust.

last or final; ultimate.

Origin of supreme

1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)

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

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Related Words for supremely

correctly, wonderfully, admirably, flawlessly, impeccably, exquisitely, superbly, supremely, particularly, chiefly, mostly, largely, generally, notably, basically, predominantly, importantly, specially, exclusively, specifically

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Contemporary Examples of supremely

Schieffer and Wallace are supremely well-connected journalists.
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Lloyd Grove
October 9, 2014
Remember that a heartfelt, supremely uncomfortable a cappella rendition of 'These Eyes' in Superbad?
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Amy Zimmerman
August 13, 2014
The monarch, the consummate PR, the head of the nation, had been supremely outplayed on her home territory.
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Tim Teeman
June 4, 2014
I had always thought of writers as supremely solitary creatures.
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Ben Tarnoff
April 19, 2014
Any morsel of rationale for why the “supremely safe” Boeing 777 vanished is swallowed like a pill.
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Abby Haglage
March 12, 2014

Historical Examples of supremely

Both rooms were large and furnished in a style that had been supremely luxurious in 1878.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
She had lost the few remaining days in which she could have been supremely happy.
A Spirit in Prison
Robert Hichens
And in as much as he can continue to repeat them to himself, he is supremely content.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
I was crying like a child at the sight of it all, but none the less I was supremely happy.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Hall Caine
This vigor is supremely great, and in the highest degree unbending.
Essays, Second Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for supremely

supreme

adjective

of highest status or powera supreme tribunal

(usually prenominal) of highest quality, importance, etcsupreme endeavour

greatest in degree; extremesupreme folly

(prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimatethe supreme judgment

Derived Formssupremely, adverbsupremeness, noun

Word Origin for supreme

C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above

suprême

noun

Also called: suprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added

the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce

Word Origin for suprême

French: supreme

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Word Origin and History for supremely

supreme

adj.

1520s, from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1709.