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superb
[ soo-purb, suh- ]
adjective
- admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
a superb performance.
- sumptuous; rich; grand:
superb jewels.
Synonyms: elegant
- of a proudly imposing appearance or kind; majestic:
superb mountain vistas.
superb
/ sjʊ-; sʊˈpɜːb /
adjective
- surpassingly good; excellent
a superb actor
- majestic or imposing
a superb mansion
- magnificently rich; luxurious
the jubilee was celebrated with a superb banquet
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Derived Forms
- suˈperbness, noun
- suˈperbly, adverb
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Other Words From
- su·perb·ly adverb
- su·perb·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of superb1
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Example Sentences
The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.
Pryor wouldn't have succeeded without his superb intelligence, Williams wouldn't have succeeded without his abiding passion.
You can sit at the counter, slurp a superb milk shake, and watch the action.
In an excerpt from the new edition of his superb account of the artist Holy Terror, Bob Colacello considers his legacy and fame.
He was superb as Henry II in The Lion in Winter, and very good in The Ruling Class.
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Eve, too, lovely as she is, seems to bear no likelihood of resemblance to Milton's superb mother of mankind.
But he is as insolent as you could wish, and has a superb confidence in himself that his enemies call by the most offensive names.
The rays of the ascending sun were bright upon it: and the superb palace of the Spanish kings shone in its fullest splendour.
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