supereffective

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adjective

Particularly effective.

OriginEnglish effective ← French effectif ← Latin effectīvu →
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Meanings

adjectivesupereffective (not comparable)
  1. not comparableParticularly effective.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  9. Proto-Italic*eks
  10. Latinex
  11. Latinex-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  15. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  16. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  17. Latinfaciō
  18. Latinefficiō
  19. Latineffectīvu
  20. Frencheffectif
  21. Englisheffective
  22. Englishsupereffective

From super- + effective.

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APA

supereffective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supereffective

MLA

“supereffective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supereffective. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supereffective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supereffective.

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