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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.
superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but
from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See Elate,
Tolerate.]
1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing
all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a
woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the
divine character.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the
quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an
adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive
by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most
pleasant, least bright.
[1913 Webster] -- Su`per*la"tive*ly, adv. --
Su`per*la"tive*ness, n.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, n.
1. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Gram.)
(a) The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs;
also, a form or word by which the superlative degree
is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy,
least windy, are all superlatives.
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Absolute superlative, a superlative in an absolute rather
than in a comparative or exclusive sense. See Elative.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet Superlative
adj : highest in quality [syn: greatest, sterling(a)]
n 1: an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics
lavished superlatives on it"
2: the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were
deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at
their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of
perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted
Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his
ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man";
"at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation,
peak, pinnacle, summit, top]
3: the superlative form of an adjective; "`best' is the
superlative form of `good'"

Moby Dictionary
Olympian , absolute , accomplished , ace , aerial , aggrandized ,
aggrandizement , airy , altitudinous , amplification , amplified ,
arrant , ascending , aspiring , ballyhoo , ballyhooed , best , big talk ,
blowing up , burlesque , capital , caricature , champion , choice ,
chosen , classical , colossal , complete , consummate , crack , crass ,
cream , dazzling , decided , definitive , dilatation , dilation ,
disproportionate , dominating , downright , egregious , elect ,
elevated , elite , eminent , enhancement , enlargement , ethereal ,
exaggerated , exaggerating , exaggeration , exalted , excellent ,
exceptional , excess , excessive , exorbitance , exorbitant , expansion ,
extraordinary , extravagance , extravagant , extreme , fantastic , fat ,
finest , finished , first-class , first-rate , flagrant , flower ,
glaring , grandiloquence , grandiloquent , great , greatest , gross ,
haughty , heightening , high , high-flown , high-pitched ,
high-reaching , high-set , high-up , highest , huckstering , hyperbole ,
hyperbolic , hyperbolism , incomparable , inflated , inflation ,
inordinacy , inordinate , intolerable , lofty , magnification ,
magnificent , magnified , matchless , maximal , maximum , monumental ,
most , mounting , nonesuch , nonpareil , optimum , out-and-out ,
outright , outstanding , outtopping , overdone , overdrawn ,
overemphasis , overemphasized , overemphatic , overestimated ,
overestimation , overgreat , overkill , overlarge , overlooking ,
overpraised , oversold , overstated , overstatement , overstressed ,
overtopping , overwrought , paragon , paramount , peerless , perfect ,
pick , positive , precious , prime , prize , prodigal , prodigality ,
profound , profuse , profuseness , prominent , pronounced , proper ,
puffed , puffery , puffing up , queen , quintessence , rank , regular ,
select , sensationalism , shattering , shocking , singular , smashing ,
soaring , spectacular , spiring , stark , stark-staring , steep ,
sterling , stretched , stretching , sublime , super , superb ,
superexcellent , superior , supernal , supreme , surpassing , tall talk ,
terrific , the best , the best ever , the tops , the veriest ,
the very best , thorough , thoroughgoing , tip-top , top , top-notch ,
topless , toplofty , topmost , topping , total , touted , touting ,
towering , towery , travesty , unbearable , unconscionable , undeniable ,
unequivocal , unique , unmitigated , unqualified , unrelieved ,
unspoiled , unsurpassed , uplifted , uppermost , upreared , utmost ,
utter