Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

super-superlative

/ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: su-per--su-perla-tive
IPA: /ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.

noun

A degree that is beyond the usual superlative; a super-superlative form.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: super-duper (informal)"
"His tongue was eternally running in praise of her super-superlative, never-to-be-described charms, and in hyperbolical accounts of the flames, darts, and daggers by which his luggs, liver, and midriff were burnt up, transfixed, and gnawed away."
"His intelligent countrymen will laugh at his ridiculous folly, but they cannot fail to pay the extorted tribute of admiration for his super-superlative impudence."
"There are whole pages in his history with hardly an adjective that is not super-superlative."

Etymology

From super- + superlative.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

supersuperlative (alternative) super-superlatives (plural)

Phrases

super-superlatively super-superlativeness

Synonyms

super-duper

Questions

How do you pronounce super-superlative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuːpəˈɹsuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/.
What does super-superlative mean?: Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.
Where does super-superlative come from?: From super- + superlative.

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