Superlative (definition)

The superlative is an inflectional marking on an adjective indicating a comparison such that the adjective is at an extreme. The marking for superlatives in English are “-est” and “most.” Examples include biggest, most important, smallest, fewest, most incompetent, etc.

See Also

• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Comparative (definition)

External Links

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlative

References

• Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.