tart
adjective
sharp to the taste; sour or acid.
tartest
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superlativeof tart.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The Granny Smiths were the tartest, but also the softest and most liable to break down.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
The most important contributor is black screenwriter Bill Gunn, adapting a 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter, also black, but adding most of the tartest lines and characterisations himself.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012
“Man of the Hour,” one of the tartest songs from the new album, came next, and Ms. Jones’s ample indignation trumped the clunky lyrics.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2010
Pressed to name some, the President adopted his tartest professorial tones.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was spoken by Lady Janet in her tartest of voices, and with a steady stare at Upton, who stroked his moustaches in very palpable confusion.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
