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superlative

[suh-pur-luh-tiv, soo-] / səˈpɜr lə tɪv, sʊ- /


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Superlative reviews around the world ensured its place in the door-stopping canon of modern literary classics.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2020

Superlative feats have always thrilled average mortals, in part, perhaps, because they register as a victory for Team Homo Sapiens: they redefine the humanly possible.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

Superlative ensemble work often gets lost in the awards shuffle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2016

Serie A sighs as Milan flop on Superlative Sunday More top stories Win tickets to see Chelsea v Aston Villa Today in Sport - live!

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2010

"I'm laughing," said Stover, loud enough for Dennis down the hall to hear, "at the Superiority of the Superlative over the Comparative."

From The Varmint by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo




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