supreme
/ˌsuˈpɹim/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation."
- "supreme disgust"
- "supreme courage"
- "But they will come away with an enhanced understanding of, and even sympathy for, the man who, according to at least one of his associates, was the “supreme gangster in the U.S., the top man … the big boss.”"
- "Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease."
Etymology
From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsuˈpɹim/
- British English: /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/
Usage
Inflected Forms
supremer (comparative)
more supreme (comparative)
supremest (superlative)
most supreme (superlative)
suprême (alternative)
supremes (present, singular)
supreming (participle, present)
supremed (participle, past)
supremed (past)
supremes (plural)
the Supreme (canonical)