superlative degree

superlative degree

noun
the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "'fastest' is the superlative of the adjective 'fast'"; "'least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective 'famous'"; "'most surely' is the superlative of the adverb 'surely'" [syn: superlative
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