/
suːˈpəːlətɪv/
adj.
- of the highest quality or degree.
- Grammar (of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely). Contrasted with positive and comparative.
n.
a hyperbolical expression of praise.
Derivative
- superlatively adv.
- superlativeness n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. superlatif, -ive, from late L. superlativus, from L. superlatus, superferre ‘carry beyond’.