superlative
41superlative — su·per·la·tive …
42superlative — a.,n. (of) the highest degree …
43Absolute superlative — 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,… …
44Comparative and superlative adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR comparative adjectives Comparative adjectives are used to indicate that something has more of a quality than something else, or more than it used to have. The comparative of an adjective is formed by adding er , as in smaller , or by… …
45comparative and superlative adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR comparative adjectives Comparative adjectives are used to indicate that something has more of a quality than something else, or more than it used to have. The comparative of an adjective is formed by adding er , as in smaller , or by… …
46Comparative and superlative adverbs — ◊ GRAMMAR Comparative and superlative adverbs are used to say how something happens or is done compared with how it happened or was done on a different occasion. They are also used to say how something is done by one person or thing compared with …
47comparative and superlative adverbs — ◊ GRAMMAR Comparative and superlative adverbs are used to say how something happens or is done compared with how it happened or was done on a different occasion. They are also used to say how something is done by one person or thing compared with …
48relative superlative — noun In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective, the equivalent in English of the superlative, similar to the comparative superlative used in Spanish. Compare with absolute superlative. Ο χειρότερος is the relative superlative… …
49comparative superlative — noun In Spanish: the superlative form of an adjective when it is used in a grammatically comparative situation. See Also: positive, comparative, superlative, absolute superlative, relative superlative, degrees of comparison …
50absolute superlative — noun a) In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan; the form of an adjective formed by adding the suffixes issimo, isimo, íssimo, érrimo, imo, or íssim to the adjective (with any final vowel dropped) to express a superlative that cannot be… …
