super-superlative

/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv//ˌsuːpəˈɹsjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

adjective

Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.

“Near-synonym: super-duper (informal)”

Meanings

adjectivesuper-superlative (not comparable)

alternative supersuperlative

  1. not comparablerareBeyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.

    Near-synonym: super-duper (informal)

    3 more examples

    His tongue was eternally running in praise of her super-superlative, never-to-be-described charms, and in hyperbolical accounts of the flames, darts, and daggers by which his luggs, liver, and midriff were burnt up, transfixed, and gnawed away.

    1823, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction 1823-05-31: Volume 2 Issue 32, Open Court Publishing Company, page 29

    His intelligent countrymen will laugh at his ridiculous folly, but they cannot fail to pay the extorted tribute of admiration for his super-superlative impudence.

    1862, Samuel Smith Nicholas, Habeas Corpus, the Law of War, and Confiscation, Bradley & Gilbert, page 15

    There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative.

    1877, William Matthews, Hours with Men and Books, S.C. Griggs and Company, page 183

    Synonyms: super-duper

nounsuper-superlative (plural super-superlatives)

plural super-superlatives · alternative supersuperlative

  1. rareA degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.

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Origin

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